Historical on-time performance
Houston to Jacksonville
816 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–JAX arrive on time 57% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate57%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 152 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time57%Median10 minp9055 minCancel0.0%Flights152
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft67%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline44%
- Weather56%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 16 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 → JAX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Middays86% on time · p90 15 min · 224 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 40 min · 297 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 50 min · 279 flights
- Overnights55% on time · p90 65 min · 155 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 78% on time.
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 146 flights · limited
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 117 flights · limited
- Sundays73% on time · p90 30 min · 160 flights · limited
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 113 flights · limited
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 50 min · 143 flights · limited
- Fridays70% on time · p90 45 min · 148 flights · limited
- Mondays63% on time · p90 55 min · 142 flights · limited
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