Flights Jacksonville → Houston
JAX → HOU
How long is the flight from Jacksonville to Houston?
The flight from Jacksonville (JAX) to Houston (HOU) takes about 2h 3m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Jacksonville to Houston operates with a high level of punctuality, boasting a 95% on-time performance rate and an average arrival time that is actually eight-tenths of a minute early. Over the course of a year, this route sees seventy-eight flights using Boeing 737-300 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles more than 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 Jacksonville (JAX) → Houston (HOU) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 204 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.45%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.3/100 (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 Jacksonville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Jacksonville (JAX) to Houston (HOU) heads west for about 1,310 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 3m.
Departures from Jacksonville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 61% of JAX-HOU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Jacksonville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 204 tracked JAX-HOU flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 2.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about JAX-HOU
The flight from Jacksonville (JAX) to Houston (HOU) takes about 2h 3m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Jacksonville (JAX) -> Houston (HOU) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 204 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Jacksonville-Houston is 2.45% across 204 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.
