Flights Jacksonville → Chicago
JAX → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Jacksonville to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance rate of 84%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 9.9 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 528 total flights using various aircraft types including Embraer RJ145, Canadair Regional Jet 700, Boeing 737-700, and Airbus A320, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 80 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 Jacksonville (JAX) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 650 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.46%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Jacksonville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Jacksonville (JAX) to Chicago (ORD) heads north for about 1,393 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 10m.
Departures from Jacksonville on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 42% of JAX-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Jacksonville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 650 tracked JAX-ORD flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 2.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about JAX-ORD
On the Jacksonville (JAX) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 650 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Jacksonville-Chicago is 2.46% across 650 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
