Historical on-time performance
Houston to Jackson
359 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–JAN arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 729 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.4%Flights729
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline39%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 3 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly HOU → JAN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 139 flights · limited
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 938 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 45 min · 643 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 45 min · 225 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 60 min · 520 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 309 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 347 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 347 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 364 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 40 min · 365 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 35 min · 367 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 40 min · 366 flights
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