Historical on-time performance
Houston to Jacksonville
816 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–JAX arrive on time 59% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate59%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%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-time59%Median5 minp9065 minCancel0.7%Flights152
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft61%
- 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 → JAX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 233 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 35 min · 419 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 45 min · 217 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 65 min · 117 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 133 flights · limited
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 126 flights · limited
- Sundays78% on time · p90 25 min · 162 flights · limited
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 146 flights · limited
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 40 min · 123 flights · limited
- Fridays67% on time · p90 45 min · 150 flights · limited
- Mondays66% on time · p90 60 min · 146 flights · limited
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