Flights Houston → Jackson
IAH → JAN
How long is the flight from Houston to Jackson?
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Jackson (JAN) takes 58 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 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 Houston to Jackson has an on-time performance rate of 85%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 6.8 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 344 flights serving a destination airport that handles nearly one 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 Houston (IAH) → Jackson (JAN) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 899 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.45%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Jackson the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Jackson: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Jackson (JAN) heads north-east for about 564 km, a flight time of roughly 58m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 47% of IAH-JAN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Jackson it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 899 tracked IAH-JAN flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about IAH-JAN
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Jackson (JAN) takes 58 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Houston (IAH) -> Jackson (JAN) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 899 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Jackson is 1.45% across 899 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
