Flights New York → Jacksonville
LGA → JAX
Route overview
The flight route from New York to Jacksonville operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 74%, with an average delay time of 17.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 335 flights, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 6,574,903 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 (LGA) → Jacksonville (JAX) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 423 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.73%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 32.2/100 (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 (LGA) to Jacksonville (JAX) heads south-west for about 1,343 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 6m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of LGA-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 423 tracked LGA-JAX flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 4.7% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about LGA-JAX
On the New York (LGA) -> Jacksonville (JAX) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 423 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Jacksonville is 4.73% across 423 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
