Flights Atlanta → Jackson
ATL → JAN
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Jackson has an on-time performance rate of 84%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 6.6 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 649 flights using aircraft such as Boeing 717s, Canadair Regional Jet 900s, and McDonnell Douglas MD-88s, serving an airport that handles nearly one million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Atlanta (ATL) → Jackson (JAN) route is operated by Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 877 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.91%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Jackson the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Jackson: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Jackson (JAN) heads west for about 547 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 6m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of ATL-JAN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Jackson it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 877 tracked ATL-JAN flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-JAN
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Jackson (JAN) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 877 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Jackson is 0.91% across 877 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
