Flights Montego Bay → Miami
MBJ → MIA
How long is the flight from Montego Bay to Miami?
The flight from Montego Bay (MBJ) to Miami (MIA) takes 1h 21m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 connects Montego Bay with Miami, operating using a mix of Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 757 aircraft. The destination airport in Miami sees over 50 million passengers annually, underscoring its significance as a major travel hub.
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 Montego Bay (MBJ) → Miami (MIA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 24 flights monitored in recent months, 64% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Montego Bay the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Miami: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Montego Bay (MBJ) to Miami (MIA) heads north for about 847 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 21m.
Departures from Montego Bay on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 58% of MBJ-MIA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Montego Bay the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Miami it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 24 tracked MBJ-MIA flights, 64% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MBJ-MIA
The flight from Montego Bay (MBJ) to Miami (MIA) takes 1h 21m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Montego Bay (MBJ) -> Miami (MIA) route, on-time performance is 64% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 24 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Montego Bay-Miami is 0.00% across 24 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
