Flights Denver → Jacksonville
DEN → JAX
How long is the flight from Denver to Jacksonville?
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Jacksonville (JAX) takes 2h 56m 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 Denver to Jacksonville has a 78% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 8.9 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the past year, this route has seen 263 total flights departing from Denver International Airport, which opened in 1989, heading towards Jacksonville where the airport serves over 6.5 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 Denver (DEN) → Jacksonville (JAX) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 626 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.32%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.6/100 (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 Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Jacksonville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Jacksonville (JAX) heads east for about 2,325 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 56m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 55% of DEN-JAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Jacksonville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 626 tracked DEN-JAX flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 0.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-JAX
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Jacksonville (JAX) takes 2h 56m 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 Denver (DEN) -> Jacksonville (JAX) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 626 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Jacksonville is 0.32% across 626 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.
