Flights New York → Jacksonville
JFK → JAX
Route overview
This flight route connects New York to Jacksonville, operating with an average on-time performance of 82%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 8.5 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 544 total flights using either Airbus A320 or Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft from New York's historic airport, which opened in 1948, to Jacksonville, a destination that sees over 6.5 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 New York (JFK) → Jacksonville (JAX) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 673 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.42%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Jacksonville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Jacksonville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (JFK) to Jacksonville (JAX) heads south-west for about 1,335 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 5m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of JFK-JAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Jacksonville it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 673 tracked JFK-JAX flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 3.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about JFK-JAX
On the New York (JFK) -> Jacksonville (JAX) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 673 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Jacksonville is 3.42% across 673 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
