Airport · JAX · Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville, FL posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport. According to the U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, drawn from 316,106 flights (2020–2025); its biggest delay driver is late aircraft.

Compiled by PlainFlights Editorial, Flight Performance Editorial Team

Data updated 2026-06-13

80.4%
On-time: Top 82%
on-time, US airports: 76 min
Delay when late: 1.22%
Cancelled

Key Performance Metrics

Total Flights

316,106

Best Month

Oct 93.5%

Worst Month

Jul 87%

Delayed

62,021

Cancelled

3,857

60-65%

1
65-70%

4
70-75%

9
75-80%

48
80-85%

192
85-90%

116
90-95%

12

What this shows JAX is marked in the 80-85% band.

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 2,210,420.

Late Aircraft 44.7% (988,790 min)

Carrier 31.6% (699,470 min)

NAS (National Aviation System) 18.3% (404,203 min)

Weather 5.3% (116,411 min)

Security 0.1% (1,546 min)

Seasonal Performance Patterns

Monthly averages across all years of data. Best month: October (93.5% on-time). Most delays: July (87% on-time).

Month	Avg Flights	Avg Delayed	Avg Cancelled	On-Time %
December	4,674	948	34	90.9%
November	4,501	687	17	93.1%
October	4,438	662	18	93.5%
September	4,066	630	48	93.2%
August	4,403	1,023	59	89.5%
July	4,568	1,310	64	87%
June	4,308	1,119	53	88.4%
May	4,377	907	41	90.7%
April	4,288	793	118	91.4%
March	4,793	859	95	92%
February	3,998	666	36	92.8%
January	4,271	734	60	92.4%

Year-Over-Year Performance

Annual flight volume and on-time trends at JAX.

Year	Flights	Delayed	Cancelled	On-Time %
2025	56,641	5,710	485	89.9%
2024	60,441	5,612	469	90.7%
2023	56,928	5,648	405	90.1%
2022	57,303	5,778	958	89.9%
2021	49,219	3,707	400	92.5%
2020	35,574	1,353	1,140	96.2%

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Jacksonville, FL.

Cancellation Rate

1.22%

3,857 of 316,106 flights

Diversion Rate

0.12%

388 of 316,106 flights

Delay Rate

19.6%

62,021 of 316,106 flights

Monthly Performance

Recent 24 months of flight data.

Period	Flights	Dep Delayed	Arr Delayed	Cancelled	Diverted
Dec 2025	5,092	570	701	43	1
Nov 2025	4,861	413	492	32	6
Oct 2025	4,881	419	541	11	6
Sep 2025	4,124	301	386	10	3
Aug 2025	4,582	546	631	29	4
Jul 2025	4,995	738	881	85	10
Jun 2025	4,842	632	832	55	9
May 2025	4,965	512	651	51	11
Apr 2025	4,717	418	515	29	10
Mar 2025	4,914	437	547	23	5
Feb 2025	4,196	358	476	23	5
Jan 2025	4,472	366	443	94	6
Dec 2024	5,221	531	641	19	6
Nov 2024	5,039	309	360	4	5
Oct 2024	5,171	282	345	19	1
Sep 2024	4,732	298	391	49	3
Aug 2024	4,984	548	702	101	9
Jul 2024	5,224	782	929	104	5
Jun 2024	5,149	582	704	40	9
May 2024	5,482	651	807	40	15
Apr 2024	5,181	418	490	15	6
Mar 2024	5,276	474	606	24	3
Feb 2024	4,361	286	357	10	4
Jan 2024	4,621	451	603	44	5

Top Routes from JAX

Busiest routes to and from Jacksonville, FL.

Route	Flights	On-Time	Distance
JAX (Jacksonville) → ATL (Atlanta)	24,108	88%	270 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → JAX (Jacksonville)	24,075	80.6%	270 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → JAX (Jacksonville)	13,224	78.6%	328 mi
JAX (Jacksonville) → CLT (Charlotte)	13,223	82.9%	328 mi
JAX (Jacksonville) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth)	10,202	79.7%	918 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → JAX (Jacksonville)	10,201	73.2%	918 mi
JFK (New York) → JAX (Jacksonville)	9,667	77.1%	828 mi
JAX (Jacksonville) → JFK (New York)	9,662	78.3%	828 mi
MIA (Miami) → JAX (Jacksonville)	9,523	78.2%	335 mi
JAX (Jacksonville) → MIA (Miami)	9,519	81.2%	335 mi
ORD (Chicago) → JAX (Jacksonville)	8,929	80.2%	864 mi
JAX (Jacksonville) → ORD (Chicago)	8,906	84.6%	864 mi
JAX (Jacksonville) → PHL (Philadelphia)	7,759	81.6%	742 mi
PHL (Philadelphia) → JAX (Jacksonville)	7,756	79.9%	742 mi
JAX (Jacksonville) → BWI (Baltimore)	7,649	83.6%	663 mi
BWI (Baltimore) → JAX (Jacksonville)	7,613	76.6%	663 mi
DCA (Washington) → JAX (Jacksonville)	7,539	79.6%	634 mi
JAX (Jacksonville) → DCA (Washington)	7,532	78.6%	634 mi
EWR (Newark) → JAX (Jacksonville)	7,403	78.2%	820 mi
JAX (Jacksonville) → EWR (Newark)	7,361	76.6%	820 mi

Airports With a Similar On-Time Rate

Other U.S. airports nationwide whose on-time rate is closest to Jacksonville, FL's 80.4%.

Colorado Springs, CO

80.4% on-time 134,711 flights

Akron, OH

80.4% on-time 36,344 flights

Nantucket, MA

80.5% on-time 17,080 flights

Columbia, MO

80.3% on-time 19,935 flights

Lincoln, NE

80.3% on-time 16,123 flights

Worcester, MA

80.3% on-time 12,995 flights

Other Airports in Florida

Compare performance with other Florida airports.

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MIA 77.9%

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FLL 76.4%

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TPA 79.8%

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RSW 80.9%

Fort Myers, FL

Fort Myers · 420,518 flights

PBI 76.9%

West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL

West Palm Beach/Palm Beach · 302,058 flights

SRQ 79.5%

Sarasota/Bradenton, FL

Sarasota/Bradenton · 177,587 flights

PNS 81.4%

Pensacola, FL

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What the Data Says About JAX

Jacksonville, FL in Jacksonville, Florida handled 316,106 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 80.4% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 62,021 experienced delays, 3,857 were cancelled, and 388 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.22%, the diversion rate to 0.12%, and the average delay when departures run late is 76.3 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing JAX against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at JAX, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 44.7% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 31.6% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 18.3%. Weather contributes 5.3% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, October runs the cleanest at JAX with a 93.5% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 87% - a 7-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 4,793. The busiest route connecting JAX is to ATL (Atlanta), with 24,108 flights at a 88% on-time rate. Combine these numbers - 80.4% on-time, 76.3-minute average delay, 1.22% cancellation rate, and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Jacksonville, FL.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the on-time performance rate at Jacksonville, FL (JAX)? ▼

Jacksonville, FL has an overall on-time departure rate of 80.4%. Out of 316,106 total flights tracked, 62,021 experienced delays and 3,857 were cancelled.

What is the most common cause of delays at JAX? ▼

The top delay cause at Jacksonville, FL is Late Aircraft. Late Aircraft accounts for 44.7% of all delay minutes.

What is the average delay time at JAX? ▼

The average delay at Jacksonville, FL is 76.3 minutes. This includes delays from carrier issues, weather, National Aviation System constraints, security, and late-arriving aircraft.

What is the best month to fly from JAX? ▼

Based on historical data, October has the best on-time performance at JAX with 93.5% of flights departing on time.

What is the worst month for delays at JAX? ▼

July tends to have the most delays at JAX, with an on-time rate of only 87%.

How many routes operate from JAX? ▼

Jacksonville, FL serves at least 20 routes. The busiest route is JAX to ATL (Jacksonville - Atlanta) with 24,108 flights.

What is the cancellation rate at JAX? ▼

Jacksonville, FL has a cancellation rate of 1.22%, based on 3,857 cancelled flights out of 316,106 total flights tracked.

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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights Editorial

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025 Accessed 2026-07-23

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.