HOU → JAXHouston to Jacksonville

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Jacksonville (JAX): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 30 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,310 km, an estimated 2 hours 11 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Jacksonville. Updated 13 September 2026 at 11:26 UTC.

HOU Houston smooth · +0
JAX Jacksonville busy · +15
1,310 km · ~2h 11m est.
dep bank 12:05–18:305x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
90 / 100

route health from live HOU and JAX delay boards

Median arrival delay is +30 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+30 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 11mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN1997 12:05 Su · WN1807 18:30 Mo Th Fr Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-12WN1807dep +5 → arr−4
09-11WN1807dep +20 → arr−6
09-10WN1807dep +49 → arr+30
09-07WN1807departed+72

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
HOUHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · SSE 3 kt Full HOU delay board →
JAXJacksonville +15 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · WSW 4 kt Full JAX delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at JAX: 44% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Houston to Jacksonville route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HOU to JAX flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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HOU to JAX questions

Is HOU–JAX running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at JAX is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HOU–JAX?

Operators schedule evening departures around 18:30 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the JAX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HOU to JAX?

Great-circle distance is 1,310 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 122–142 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HOU–JAX fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, mon, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.