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Flights Houston → Jackson

HOU → JAN

18.1
Average risk (Medium)
75%
On-time
12 min
Average delay
1.5%
Cancellations
1
Airlines

Route overview

This flight route operates between Houston and Jackson with a total of 178 flights, using Boeing 737-300 and Boeing 737-500 aircraft. The route has a 72% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 13.5 minutes when flights are not on time.

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 Houston (HOU) → Jackson (JAN) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 259 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.54%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Jackson the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.

Heading to Jackson: what to expect in this direction

Flying from Houston (HOU) to Jackson (JAN) heads north-east for about 578 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 9m.

Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 47% of HOU-JAN flights take off then.

Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Jackson it is 2.0 min (atfm).

Across 259 tracked HOU-JAN flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.5% cancellation rate.

Route facts

Time difference
same timezone
Arrival (dest. local time)
08:09
Elevation JAN
346 ft
Typical aircraft
Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-500
Est. CO₂/passenger
~58 kg

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
Southwest Airlines (WN) 73% 6 min 3.1%

Airlines operating HOU-JAN

Frequently asked questions about HOU-JAN

On the Houston (HOU) -> Jackson (JAN) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 259 tracked flights.

The cancellation rate on Houston-Jackson is 1.54% across 259 monitored flights.

The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.

Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Jackson, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.

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.