MKE → DALMilwaukee to Dallas

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Direct flights from Milwaukee (MKE) to Dallas (DAL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 78% of the last 9 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,369 km, an estimated 2 hours 15 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Milwaukee and Dallas. Updated 4 November 2026 at 04:18 UTC.

MKE Milwaukee smooth · +10
DAL Dallas busy · +20
1,369 km · ~2h 15m est.
dep bank 06:30–15:557x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
78% on time

of the last 9 tracked MKE → DAL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−10 minacross the last 9 arrivals
Flight time~2h 15mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN86% on time

Flights WN873 06:30 Mo Th Fr · WN1283 07:30 Tu We · WN1170 15:55 Mo Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03WN2395dep +18 → arr−5
11-02WN1170dep +15 → arr−14
11-01WN1170dep +106 → arr+74
10-31WN2812dep +11 → arr−10
10-30LXJ319dep +48 → arr+57
10-30WN873dep +2 → arr−14
10-29WN873dep +11 → arr−10
10-28DL8955dep +3 → arr−1
10-28WN1283dep +9 → arr−13

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
MKEMilwaukee +10 min smooth 🌤 overcast · S 10 kt Full MKE delay board →
DALDallas +20 min busy 🌤 few clouds · NW 4 kt Full DAL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DAL: a 48% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +13 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Milwaukee to Dallas route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MKE to DAL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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MKE to DAL questions

Is MKE–DAL running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at DAL is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MKE–DAL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:30 from MKE. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DAL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MKE to DAL?

Great-circle distance is 1,369 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 127–147 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MKE–DAL fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.