Flights Jacksonville → Atlanta
JAX → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Jacksonville to Atlanta operates with an average on-time performance of 85%, experiencing a mean delay of 8.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 973 flights using various aircraft models including Boeing 757s, McDonnell Douglas MD-90s, and Boeing 737 variants, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic with over 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 Jacksonville (JAX) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1339 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.42%. 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 Jacksonville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Jacksonville (JAX) to Atlanta (ATL) heads north-west for about 435 km, a flight time of roughly 58m.
Departures from Jacksonville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 41% of JAX-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Jacksonville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,339 tracked JAX-ATL flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 1.4% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about JAX-ATL
On the Jacksonville (JAX) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 1339 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Jacksonville-Atlanta is 1.42% across 1339 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 6 airlines: Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, 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.
