Historical on-time performance
Jackson to Houston
359 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JAN–HOU arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%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-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.7%Flights729
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft59%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline40%
- Weather60%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 JAN → HOU
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 · 1,095 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 333 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 40 min · 666 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 50 min · 280 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 351 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 350 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 364 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 30 min · 367 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 309 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 25 min · 365 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 35 min · 366 flights
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