Flights Chicago → Jacksonville
ORD → JAX
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Jacksonville operates with a mix of aircraft including the Embraer RJ145, Canadair Regional Jet 700, Boeing 737-700, and Airbus A320. With 529 total flights recorded, the route maintains an on-time performance rate of 78%, experiencing an average delay of 13.6 minutes per flight.
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 (ORD) → Jacksonville (JAX) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 652 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.69%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.3/100 (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 (ORD) to Jacksonville (JAX) heads south-east for about 1,393 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 10m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of ORD-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 652 tracked ORD-JAX flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 1.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-JAX
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Jacksonville (JAX) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 652 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Jacksonville is 1.69% across 652 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United 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.
