MKE → AUSMilwaukee to Austin

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Direct flights from Milwaukee (MKE) to Austin (AUS): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,662 km, an estimated 2 hours 38 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Milwaukee and Austin. Updated 2 November 2026 at 21:33 UTC.

MKE Milwaukee smooth · +7
AUS Austin smooth · +0
1,662 km · ~2h 38m est.
dep bank 08:50–09:455x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
94 / 100

route health from live MKE and AUS delay boards

Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−10 minacross the last 4 arrivals
Flight time~2h 38mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 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 AirlinesWN

Flights WN3229 08:50 Mo Th Fr · WN2746 09:45 Mo Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02WN2746dep +7 → arr−18
11-01WN2746dep +13 → arr−14
10-30WN3229dep +14 → arr+2
10-29WN3229dep +10 → arr−10

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 +7 min smooth ⛅ overcast · SSW 10 kt Full MKE delay board →
AUSAustin +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NE 5 kt Full AUS delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MKE and AUS: a 38% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Milwaukee to Austin route actually runs

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

Is MKE–AUS running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MKE is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MKE–AUS?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:50 from MKE. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the AUS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MKE to AUS?

Great-circle distance is 1,662 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 147–172 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MKE–AUS fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, mon, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.