Flights Jacksonville → Detroit
JAX → DTW
Route overview
The flight route from Jacksonville to Detroit operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 86%. Over the course of the year, it has recorded an average delay of 11.5 minutes and conducted a total of 156 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft. The destination airport sees over 28 million passengers annually, highlighting its significant traffic volume.
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) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 175 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.86%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Jacksonville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Jacksonville (JAX) to Detroit (DTW) heads north for about 1,312 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 4m.
Departures from Jacksonville on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 57% of JAX-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Jacksonville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 175 tracked JAX-DTW flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 2.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about JAX-DTW
On the Jacksonville (JAX) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 175 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Jacksonville-Detroit is 2.86% across 175 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
