Historical on-time performance
Jacksonville to Houston
816 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JAX–HOU arrive on time 91% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate91%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay10 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%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-time91%Medianon timep9010 minCancel1.3%Flights152
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline46%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly JAX → HOU
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 — 95% on time.
- Mornings95% on time · p90 on time · 296 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 15 min · 330 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 60 min · 75 flights · limited
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 40 min · 254 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 88% on time.
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 123 flights · limited
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 133 flights · limited
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 126 flights · limited
- Mondays83% on time · p90 20 min · 146 flights · limited
- Sundays82% on time · p90 50 min · 155 flights · limited
- Fridays81% on time · p90 35 min · 150 flights · limited
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 146 flights · limited
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