MKE → PHLMilwaukee to Philadelphia

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Direct flights from Milwaukee (MKE) to Philadelphia (PHL): 25 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 88% of the last 17 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 20 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 18 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,108 km, an estimated 1 hour 55 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Milwaukee and Philadelphia. Updated 3 November 2026 at 19:53 UTC.

Today, MKE → PHL

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. 06:00 AA5380American Left 10:58 +298 Landed 13:45 +272
  2. 11:51 LXJ431Flexjet Est. 11:51Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  3. 12:35 AA5018American Sched 12:35Departure not confirmed by the board PHL est. 16:05 +25sched 15:40

Checked MKE board 10:33 · PHL board 14:53

MKE Milwaukee smooth · +2
PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
1,108 km · ~1h 55m est.
dep bank 06:00–18:0225x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 25x weekly · nonstop
88% on time

of the last 17 tracked MKE → PHL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −20 min. 0 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−20 minacross the last 17 arrivals
Flight time~1h 55mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures25x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 18

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American 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
American AirlinesAA88% on time

Flights AA5380 06:00 Mo Tu Su · AA5200 06:10 Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su · AA5018 12:35 Mo Tu Su · AA5356 12:49 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03AA5380arrived+272
11-02AA5018dep +14 → arr−11
11-02AA5380dep +11 → arr−22
11-01AA5018dep +2 → arr−25
11-01AA5380dep +17 → arr−11
10-31AA5200dep +0 → arr−36
10-31AA5356dep +17 → arr−6
10-30AA5200dep +6 → arr−26
10-30AA5356dep −1 → arr−33
10-30AA5531dep −1 → arr−35
10-29AA5200dep +7 → arr−24
10-29AA5356dep +5 → arr−14
10-29AA5531dep +24 → arr+7
10-28AA5356dep +45 → arr+22
10-28AA5531dep +34 → arr−1
10-27AA5200dep +3 → arr−39
10-27AA5356dep +1 → arr−20
10-27AA5531departed+3

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 +2 min smooth 🌫 overcast · SSW 13 kt Full MKE delay board →
PHLPhiladelphia +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · WSW 7 kt Full PHL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MKE: a 40% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +10 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Milwaukee to Philadelphia route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MKE to PHL 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 PHL questions

Is MKE–PHL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MKE–PHL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 18:02 from MKE. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PHL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MKE to PHL?

Great-circle distance is 1,108 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 108–125 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MKE–PHL fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 25 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.