Flights Jackson → Houston
JAN → HOU
Route overview
The flight route from Jackson to Houston operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving on-time performance of ninety percent. Over the course of the year, it has recorded an average delay time of 3.9 minutes per flight, out of a total of 178 flights. The aircraft used for this route include Boeing 737-300 and Boeing 737-500 models, serving a destination airport that sees over thirteen 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 Jackson (JAN) → Houston (HOU) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 259 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.16%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Jackson the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Jackson (JAN) to Houston (HOU) heads south-west for about 578 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 9m.
Departures from Jackson on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 48% of JAN-HOU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Jackson the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 259 tracked JAN-HOU flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 1.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about JAN-HOU
On the Jackson (JAN) -> Houston (HOU) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 259 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Jackson-Houston is 1.16% across 259 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.
