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Airport month · March 2026
Jacksonville International in March 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 2,545 domestic departures from Jacksonville International (JAX). 73.3% left less than 15 minutes late and 75.0% reached their destination on time; 3.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so JAX departures were 0.5 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 2,457 departures with 81.3% leaving on time: a change of −8.0 points, with flights up 4%.
Flights arriving at JAX that month were on time 68.8% of the time (2,546 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 47%, air carrier 34% and national aviation system 18%.
- On time 75.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 21.7%
- Cancelled 3.0%
- Diverted 0.3%
March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | JAX, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 73.3% | 81.3% | 78.0% | 72.8% |
| Arrived on time | 75.0% | 81.6% | 78.3% | 73.2% |
| Cancelled | 3.0% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 2.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 21.6 min | 16.0 min | 18.1 min | 20.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 85 | 82 | 80 | 20,403 |
| Scheduled departures | 2,545 | 2,457 | 29,091 | 612,102 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 618 | 24% | 76.5% | 7.8 min | 1.8% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 418 | 16% | 79.9% | 6.4 min | 4.1% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 414 | 16% | 72.9% | 7.7 min | 3.1% |
| UA United Airlines | 408 | 16% | 79.4% | 9.7 min | 0.7% |
| YX Republic Airline | 222 | 9% | 71.2% | 7.8 min | 7.2% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 175 | 7% | 70.9% | 13.8 min | 2.9% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 100 | 4% | 72.0% | 28.0 min | 6.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 99 | 4% | 62.6% | 36.8 min | 1.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 42 | 2% | 52.4% | 50.5 min | 4.8% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 37 | 1% | 75.7% | 0.1 min | 5.4% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 12 | 0% | 91.7% | -6.7 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAX–ATL | Jacksonville to Atlanta | 340 | 77.9% | 12.3 min | 3.5% |
| JAX–ORD | Jacksonville to Chicago | 199 | 74.4% | 16.1 min | 4.5% |
| JAX–CLT | Jacksonville to Charlotte | 180 | 74.4% | 11.7 min | 1.7% |
| JAX–DFW | Jacksonville to Dallas/Fort Worth | 165 | 76.4% | 2.1 min | 1.2% |
| JAX–BOS | Jacksonville to Boston | 144 | 73.6% | 13.5 min | 1.4% |
| JAX–DCA | Jacksonville to Washington | 124 | 66.9% | 33.7 min | 3.2% |
| JAX–EWR | Jacksonville to Newark | 124 | 75.0% | 12.0 min | 2.4% |
| JAX–BWI | Jacksonville to Baltimore | 120 | 76.7% | 8.2 min | 2.5% |
| JAX–PHL | Jacksonville to Philadelphia | 115 | 78.3% | 2.1 min | 4.3% |
| JAX–BNA | Jacksonville to Nashville | 100 | 68.0% | 14.9 min | 1.0% |
| JAX–MIA | Jacksonville to Miami | 100 | 76.0% | 12.2 min | 2.0% |
| JAX–DEN | Jacksonville to Denver | 95 | 77.9% | 3.6 min | 1.1% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left JAX on time in March 2026?
73.3% of 2,545 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 75.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In March 2025, 81.3% of 2,457 departures left on time and 0.9% were cancelled, against 73.3% and 3.0% in March 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for JAX · methodology · corrections.