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Flights Jacksonville → New York

JAX → JFK

1h 54m
Flight time
25.3
Average risk (Medium)
79%
On-time
15 min
Average delay
4.2%
Cancellations
2
Airlines

How long is the flight from Jacksonville to New York?

The flight from Jacksonville (JAX) to New York (JFK) takes 1h 54m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights 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 New York has an on-time performance rate of 83%, with an average delay of 7.2 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been a total of 543 flights on this route using aircraft such as the Airbus A320 and Canadair Regional Jet 900, serving New York's busy airport which opened in 1948 and handles over 62 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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General information, not legal advice.

The Jacksonville (JAX) → New York (JFK) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 1211 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.21%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Jacksonville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.

Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction

Flying from Jacksonville (JAX) to New York (JFK) heads north-east for about 1,335 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 54m.

Departures from Jacksonville on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of JAX-JFK flights take off then.

Air-traffic congestion: departing Jacksonville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).

Across 1,211 tracked JAX-JFK flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 4.2% cancellation rate.

Route facts

Time difference
same timezone
Arrival (dest. local time)
09:54
Elevation JFK
13 ft
Typical aircraft
Airbus A320, Canadair Regional Jet 900
Est. CO₂/passenger
~134 kg

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
Delta Air Lines (DL) 85% 1 min 0.8%
JetBlue Airways (B6) 79% 7 min 0.1%

Frequently asked questions about JAX-JFK

The flight from Jacksonville (JAX) to New York (JFK) takes 1h 54m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.

On the Jacksonville (JAX) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 1211 tracked flights.

The cancellation rate on Jacksonville-New York is 4.21% across 1211 monitored flights.

The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines.

Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at New York, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.

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.