Flights Jacksonville → Houston
JAX → IAH
How long is the flight from Jacksonville to Houston?
The flight from Jacksonville (JAX) to Houston (IAH) takes 2h 9m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Jacksonville to Houston has an on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of just 4.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 267 flights, connecting one of Florida's major cities with a bustling destination that handles nearly 40,979,422 passengers annually at its airport.
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 (IAH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 754 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.66%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.2/100 (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 (IAH) heads west for about 1,312 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 9m.
Departures from Jacksonville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of JAX-IAH 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 754 tracked JAX-IAH flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 0.7% 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 JAX-IAH
The flight from Jacksonville (JAX) to Houston (IAH) takes 2h 9m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Jacksonville (JAX) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 754 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Jacksonville-Houston is 0.66% across 754 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.
