Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Jacksonville
814 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–JAX arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 550 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.9%Flights550
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline47%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft21%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DTW → JAX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,003 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 45 min · 504 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 90 min · 100 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 91% on time.
- Tuesdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 178 flights · limited
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 200 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 198 flights · limited
- Fridays81% on time · p90 35 min · 264 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 50 min · 251 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 264 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 262 flights
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