Flights Jackson → Houston
JAN → IAH
How long is the flight from Jackson to Houston?
The flight from Jackson (JAN) to Houston (IAH) takes 1h 5m 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 Jackson to Houston has an on-time performance rate of 85%, with average delays of 12 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 344 flights, serving a major destination airport that handles approximately 40,979,422 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 (IAH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 914 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.64%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Jackson the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Jackson (JAN) to Houston (IAH) heads south-west for about 564 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 5m.
Departures from Jackson on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 54% of JAN-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Jackson the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 914 tracked JAN-IAH flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.6% 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 JAN-IAH
The flight from Jackson (JAN) to Houston (IAH) takes 1h 5m 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 Jackson (JAN) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 914 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Jackson-Houston is 1.64% across 914 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.
