Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Jacksonville
DFW → JAX
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Jacksonville?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Jacksonville (JAX) takes 2h 6m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Jacksonville operates with a fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft and records an on-time performance rate of 62%. With an average delay time of 22.5 minutes, the route sees approximately 434 flights annually, serving a destination airport that handles over six million passengers per year.
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 Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Jacksonville (JAX) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1135 flights monitored in recent months, 60% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 28 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.20%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Jacksonville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Jacksonville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Jacksonville (JAX) heads east for about 1,475 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 6m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 43% of DFW-JAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Jacksonville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,135 tracked DFW-JAX flights, 60% left on time with an average delay of 28 min and a 2.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-JAX
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Jacksonville (JAX) takes 2h 6m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Jacksonville (JAX) route, on-time performance is 60% with an average delay of 28 minutes, based on 1135 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Jacksonville is 2.20% across 1135 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
