The flight time from Chicago to Milwaukee is 48 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ORD Chicago, IL 2 minutes early.
22 minutes taxiing out
19 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MKE Milwaukee, WI 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
80%
American
77%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Chicago to Milwaukee is 48 minutes. The time spent in the air is 19 minutes.

The flight distance from Chicago to Milwaukee is 67 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Milwaukee to Chicago
58 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
46m
United
49m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

67

Distance

67 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
41
American
25

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Chicago from Milwaukee by plane?

The distance from Chicago to Milwaukee by plane is 67 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Chicago to Milwaukee?

The flight time from Chicago to Milwaukee is 48 minutes. The time spent in the air is 19 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 46 minutes, and United the slowest taking 49 minutes.

What airlines fly from Chicago to Milwaukee?

American and United are the airlines with direct flights from Chicago to Milwaukee.

Does Southwest fly from Chicago to Milwaukee?

Southwest does not fly from Chicago (ORD) to Milwaukee (MKE). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Chicago 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 22 minutes
In the Air 19 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Milwaukee 4 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Chicago to Milwaukee, American is 77% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 77% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 80% 18% 2%
American 77% 22% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Chicago and Milwaukee, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
American 21 19 4 46
United 22 19 6 49

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
10am 1.07
1pm 0.26
2pm 0.85
9pm 0.93
12pm 0.48
5pm 0.62
6pm 0.77
8am 0.1
9am 1.03
8pm 0.88
7am 0
3pm 0.51
7pm 1.26
4pm 0.68
11am 0.04

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Chicago to Milwaukee that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 276
February 284
March 272
April 319
May 312
June 298
July 294
August 309
September 296
October 273
November 301
December 283

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Chicago to Milwaukee that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 9.83
Tuesday 9.48
Wednesday 9.63
Thursday 9.71
Friday 9.92
Saturday 9.15
Sunday 9.9

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
United 1
American 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
10am 20 19 6 47
1pm 20 20 4 44
2pm 22 19 7 51
9pm 20 19 6 46
12pm 16 19 4 40
5pm 20 19 5 46
6pm 28 19 5 54
8am 24 20 7 53
9am 26 19 5 52
8pm 25 19 5 50
7am 31 16 19 66
3pm 20 19 7 47
7pm 22 19 5 47
4pm 20 19 5 46
11am 19 18 4 41
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.