Flights Jackson → Atlanta
JAN → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Jackson to Atlanta has an on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of 8.2 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 649 flights along this route using a variety of aircraft including Boeing 717s, Canadair Regional Jet 900s, and McDonnell Douglas MD-88s, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 108 million passengers.
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 Jackson (JAN) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 876 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.03%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Jackson the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Jackson (JAN) to Atlanta (ATL) heads east for about 547 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 6m.
Departures from Jackson on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of JAN-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Jackson the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 876 tracked JAN-ATL flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 1.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about JAN-ATL
On the Jackson (JAN) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 876 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Jackson-Atlanta is 1.03% across 876 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch 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.
