Flights Jacksonville → Newark
JAX → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from Jacksonville to Newark operates with a high level of punctuality, with 85% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 352 total flights along this route, each experiencing an average delay of 5.5 minutes. The destination airport in Newark, which opened in 2001, serves over 43 million passengers annually, making it a major hub for air travel.
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) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 475 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.16%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Jacksonville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Jacksonville (JAX) to Newark (EWR) heads north-east for about 1,321 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 4m.
Departures from Jacksonville on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 42% of JAX-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Jacksonville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 475 tracked JAX-EWR flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 3.2% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about JAX-EWR
On the Jacksonville (JAX) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 475 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Jacksonville-Newark is 3.16% across 475 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.
