Flights Chicago → Jacksonville
MDW → JAX
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Jacksonville has a punctuality rate of 68%, with an average delay of 17.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 93 flights, connecting to a destination airport that serves approximately 6,574,903 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 Chicago (MDW) → Jacksonville (JAX) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 116 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.45%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Jacksonville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Jacksonville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (MDW) to Jacksonville (JAX) heads south-east for about 1,368 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 8m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 47% of MDW-JAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Jacksonville it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 116 tracked MDW-JAX flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 3.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MDW-JAX
On the Chicago (MDW) -> Jacksonville (JAX) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 116 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Jacksonville is 3.45% across 116 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest 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.
