Flights Washington → Jackson
DCA → JAN
Route overview
The flight route from Washington to Jackson has a relatively low on-time performance rate of 58%, with an average delay time of 36.7 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 77 flights on this route, connecting the historic origin airport in Washington, which opened in 1938, to the destination city of Jackson, serving approximately 985,450 passengers annually at its airport.
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 Washington (DCA) → Jackson (JAN) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 98 flights monitored in recent months, 62% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 32 minutes. The cancellation rate is 8.16%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.8/100 (medium), 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 Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Jackson: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Jackson (JAN) heads south-west for about 1,383 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 9m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of DCA-JAN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Jackson it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 98 tracked DCA-JAN flights, 62% left on time with an average delay of 32 min and a 8.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about DCA-JAN
On the Washington (DCA) -> Jackson (JAN) route, on-time performance is 62% with an average delay of 32 minutes, based on 98 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Jackson is 8.16% across 98 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.
