Historical on-time performance
Houston to Jackson
359 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–JAN arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%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-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.3%Flights729
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Late aircraft56%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 5 min · 175 flights · limited
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 902 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 35 min · 656 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 40 min · 301 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 60 min · 561 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 307 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 371 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 371 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 383 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 35 min · 389 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 35 min · 386 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 40 min · 388 flights
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