Milwaukee (MKE) to Rochester (RST)
Flight time
≈ 1h 17m
Bearing
288° W
Milwaukee (MKE) to Rochester (RST) is 240 miles (387 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MKE–RST
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn January 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop MKE–RST; the Bombardier CRJ-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 0% full.
Departures
1
January 2026
Seats
65
both directions
Passengers
0
both directions
Load factor
0.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies MKE–RST?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop MKE–RST in January 2026 (1 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
1 departures · 65 seats
Share of departures100.0%0.0%
Load
What plane flies MKE–RST?
In January 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-700 flew 100% of MKE–RST departures.
- Bombardier CRJ-700
1 departures · 0.0% load
100.0%
How has MKE–RST traffic changed?
Nonstop MKE–RST departures fell from 2 in July 2025 to 1 in January 2026.
Monthly nonstop MKE–RST traffic, trailing 12 months through January 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
2 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
Nonstop MKE–RST traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through January 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Milwaukee (MKE) from Rochester (RST)?
MKE to RST is 240 miles (387 km / 209 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MKE to RST?
A nonstop covers the 240-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 17m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MKE–RST?
In January 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying MKE–RST?
Distance-based programs credit off the 240-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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