PHL → MKEPhiladelphia to Milwaukee

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Direct flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to Milwaukee (MKE): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 16 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 26 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 16 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 Philadelphia and Milwaukee. Updated 5 November 2026 at 08:55 UTC.

Today, PHL → MKE

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. 10:35 AA5018American On scheduleGate F6 · TF ·

Checked PHL board 03:55 · MKE board 22:33

PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
MKE Milwaukee smooth · +0
1,108 km · ~1h 55m est.
dep bank 10:35–22:1028x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 28x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 16 tracked PHL → MKE flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −26 min. 0 of 16 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−26 minacross the last 16 arrivals
Flight time~1h 55mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 16

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
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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 AirlinesAA100% on time

Flights AA5018 10:35 Mo Tu We Th Su · AA5474 10:36 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · AA5439 16:10 daily · AA5483 18:45 Mo Tu We Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04AA5018dep −7 → arr−37
11-04AA5483dep −9 → arr−40
11-03AA5018dep +30 → arr+2
11-03AA5483dep −11 → arr−26
11-02AA5018dep −15 → arr−40
11-02AA5483dep −5 → arr−36
11-01AA5018dep −13 → arr−32
11-01AA5483dep −10 → arr−30
10-31AA5439dep +18 → arr+1
10-31AA5474dep −7 → arr−26
10-30AA5279dep −19 → arr−27
10-30AA5439dep −6 → arr−21
10-30AA5474dep −5 → arr−17
10-29AA5279dep +5 → arr−11
10-29AA5439dep +8 → arr−4
10-29AA5474dep −11 → arr−29

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
PHLPhiladelphia +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SSW 5 kt Full PHL delay board →
MKEMilwaukee +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SW 7 kt Full MKE 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 Philadelphia to Milwaukee route actually runs

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

Is PHL–MKE 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 PHL–MKE?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:35 and evening departures around 18:45 from PHL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MKE delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PHL to MKE?

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 PHL–MKE fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 28 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.