Flights Detroit → Jacksonville
DTW → JAX
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Jacksonville operates with a high on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of just 6.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 156 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles 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 Detroit (DTW) → Jacksonville (JAX) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 175 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.86%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.6/100 (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 Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Jacksonville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Jacksonville (JAX) heads south for about 1,312 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 4m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 57% of DTW-JAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Jacksonville it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 175 tracked DTW-JAX flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 2.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-JAX
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Jacksonville (JAX) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 175 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Jacksonville is 2.86% across 175 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
