JFK → MKENew York to Milwaukee

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Direct flights from New York (JFK) to Milwaukee (MKE): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 38% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 24 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,197 km, an estimated 2 hours 2 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New York and Milwaukee. Updated 18 October 2026 at 22:01 UTC.

Today, JFK → MKE

Sun 18 Oct · local times
  1. 18:45 DL4986Delta On scheduleGate A15 · T4 ·

Checked JFK board 18:01 · MKE board 15:33

JFK New York smooth · +0
MKE Milwaukee smooth · +0
1,197 km · ~2h 02m est.
departs 18:457x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
38% on time

of the last 8 operated JFK → MKE flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +24 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+24 minacross the last 8 operated legs
Flight time~2h 02mestimated 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
Delta Air Lines

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
Delta Air LinesDL38% on time

Flights DL4986 18:45 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17DL4656arrived−9
10-17DL4986dep +122 → arr+131
10-16DL4986dep +18 → arr+48
10-15DL4986dep +23 → arr+24
10-14DL4986dep −12 → arr+1
10-13DL4986dep −4 → arr+0
10-12DL4986dep −12 → arr+20
10-11DL4986dep −2 → arr+58

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
JFKNew York +0 min smooth Full JFK delay board →
MKEMilwaukee +0 min smooth Full MKE delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MKE: 44% odds of a 15+ minute delay, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the New York to Milwaukee route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop JFK 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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How we measure this →

JFK to MKE questions

Is JFK–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.

How long is the flight from JFK to MKE?

Great-circle distance is 1,197 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 114–133 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does JFK–MKE fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at JFK and arrival-side delay at MKE, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.