Direct Flights from Houston to Milwaukee
Nonstop service from IAH to MKE on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
United
Nonstop flights
~2/day
Distance
986 mi
Days operated
Daily (all week)
About Milwaukee
Milwaukee is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it had a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, making it the 31st-most populous city in the United States and the fifth-most populous city in the Midwest. The Milwaukee metropolitan area has over 1.57 million residents and ranks as the 40th-largest metropolitan area in the nation. The city is the county seat of Milwaukee County.
Top things to do in Milwaukee
- The Milwaukee Art Museum is an art museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its collection of nearly 35,000 works of art and gallery spaces totaling 150,000 sq. ft.
- The Milwaukee County Zoo is a zoo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that is operated by the Milwaukee County Parks Commission, covering an area of 190 acres (77 ha).
- The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist is the episcopal see of the Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- The Milwaukee Public Museum is a natural and human history museum in the Westown neighborhood of Downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The museum was chartered in 1882 and opened to the public in 1884.
- Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory is a conservatory located at Mitchell Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The conservatory opened in 1964 following five years of construction.
- Niagara was a 245-foot (75 m) long sidewheel palace steamer launched in 1845. It carried passengers and cargo around the North American Great Lakes. It was owned by the Collingwood Line.
- Lake Park is an urban park covering 138.1 acres (559,000 m2), stretching 1 mile (1.6 km) on a bluff above Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- The Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art, also referred to as the Haggerty Museum of Art or The Haggerty, is an art museum located on the campus of Marquette University in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- The Grohmann Museum at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) is an art museum located Milwaukee, Wisconsin, whose collection focuses on the historical evolution and visual representation of human labor.
- SS Milwaukee was a train ferry that served on Lake Michigan. It was launched in 1902 and sank with all hands off Milwaukee on October 22, 1929. Fifty-two men were lost with the vessel.
- The Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church is an Eastern Orthodox church located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Washington Park (1900) originally called West Park is a park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States. From 1892–1958 the park was home to the Milwaukee County Zoo.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to Milwaukee
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Milwaukee is May–June and August, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–78°F.
- How long to stay
- Milwaukee rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee County Zoo, and Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Milwaukee) and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Milwaukee?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Houston (IAH) to Milwaukee (MKE) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Milwaukee?
- United flies nonstop between Houston (IAH) and Milwaukee (MKE).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Houston to Milwaukee?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Houston to Milwaukee.
- How far is Milwaukee from Houston?
- Milwaukee is about 986 miles from Houston by air.
- What is there to do in Milwaukee?
- Popular things to do include Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee County Zoo, Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Milwaukee), Milwaukee Public Museum, and more.
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