MKE → DFWMilwaukee to Dallas-Fort Worth

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Direct flights from Milwaukee (MKE) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 83% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 20 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,374 km, an estimated 2 hours 16 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Milwaukee and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 25 October 2026 at 10:58 UTC.

Today, MKE → DFW

Sun 25 Oct · local times
  1. · AA2581American On schedule DFW est. 15:18 +19sched 14:59
  2. · AA2621American On schedule DFW 10:00scheduled
  3. · AA869American On schedule DFW 20:30scheduled

Checked MKE board 22:33 · DFW board 05:58

MKE Milwaukee smooth · +5
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
1,374 km · ~2h 16m est.
dep bank 07:14–17:477x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
83% on time

of the last 6 operated MKE → DFW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −20 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−20 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~2h 16mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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 AirlinesAA83% on time

Flights AA2621 07:14 daily · AA2581 12:21 daily · AA869 17:47 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-24AA2581dep +2 → arr−25
10-24AA2621dep +9 → arr−20
10-24AA869dep −1 → arr−34
10-23AA2581arrived−12
10-23AA2621arrived+204
10-23AA869arrived−23

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 +5 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 5 kt Full MKE delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 6 kt Full DFW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MKE: 40% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Milwaukee to Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs

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

Is MKE–DFW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MKE is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MKE–DFW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:14 and evening departures around 17:47 from MKE. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DFW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MKE to DFW?

Great-circle distance is 1,374 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 127–148 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MKE–DFW fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.