Route · HOU → JAX · 2020–2025 BTS data
Houston to Jacksonville
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), HOU to JAX (Houston to Jacksonville) ranks #4343 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 79.2%
- On-time
- +0.2 pts
- vs US avg
- 58 min
- Delay when late
- 1,207
- Flights
- #4343 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
2.0%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
816 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2024 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2023 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2023 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2023 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2022 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2022 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2022 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2021 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2021 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | WN |
HOU–JAX seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (90.6%) · weakest: July (66.7%)
Strongest calendar month
September
90.6% on-time · ~32 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
July
~38 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
July
66.7% on-time · ~38 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
2.0%
15 of 745 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 745 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
HOU - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
HOU on-time profileJAX - Jacksonville
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Jacksonville, FL.
JAX on-time profileCompare the two airports
See HOU and JAX side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare HOU vs JAXOrigin-hub reliability standing
Mid-pack among HOU departures
From HOU, this corridor sits with 43 other 75–85% on-time routes out of 50 tracked departures, not the hub's reliability leaders (1 at ≥85%) and not the softest ( 6 below 75%). Destination: Jacksonville · fleet on-time rank #3444 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About HOU to JAX
1,207 tracked flights put the HOU to JAX pairing (Houston to Jacksonville) at a 79.2% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 58.1 minutes on average. Across the 816-mile route and its 1 carrier, the trailing 24 months show 2.0% cancelled and 0.1% diverted (745 flights sampled).
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
On the multi-year calendar, HOU–JAX peaks in September at 90.6% on-time while July carries the heaviest traffic (~38 flights per month) ; the softest month is July at 66.7%, a 23.9-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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Using HOU–JAX data
HOU–JAX is mid-pack at 79.2% on-time; month and carrier mix move more than the corridor headline.
- Compare HOU and JAX airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. HOU airport
- If your dates flex, September (90.6% on-time) beats July (66.7%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 79.2% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
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