Flights Orlando → Jackson
MCO → JAN
Route overview
The flight route connects Orlando with Jackson, catering to an annual passenger traffic of 985,450 at the destination airport. This busy route likely offers frequent services due to the high demand from travelers between these two cities.
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 Orlando (MCO) → Jackson (JAN) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 4 flights monitored in recent months, 50% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 27 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.4/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Jackson the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Jackson: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to Jackson (JAN) heads north-west for about 945 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 36m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of MCO-JAN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Jackson it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 4 tracked MCO-JAN flights, 50% left on time with an average delay of 27 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
Airlines operating MCO-JAN
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Frequently asked questions about MCO-JAN
On the Orlando (MCO) -> Jackson (JAN) route, on-time performance is 50% with an average delay of 27 minutes, based on 4 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-Jackson is 0.00% across 4 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest 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.
