Flights Newark → Jacksonville
EWR → JAX
How long is the flight from Newark to Jacksonville?
The flight from Newark (EWR) to Jacksonville (JAX) takes 1h 58m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 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 Newark to Jacksonville has an on-time performance rate of 83%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 8.6 minutes. Since the origin airport in Newark opened in 2001, it connects to a popular destination, as Jacksonville's airport serves 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 Newark (EWR) → Jacksonville (JAX) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 878 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.85%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Jacksonville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Jacksonville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to Jacksonville (JAX) heads south-west for about 1,321 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 58m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 46% of EWR-JAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Jacksonville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 878 tracked EWR-JAX flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 2.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about EWR-JAX
The flight from Newark (EWR) to Jacksonville (JAX) takes 1h 58m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Newark (EWR) -> Jacksonville (JAX) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 878 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-Jacksonville is 2.85% across 878 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.
