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Houston (IAH) to Jackson/Vicksburg (JAN): On-Time Performance

Data through May 2026

Houston (IAH) to Jackson/Vicksburg (JAN) is a thinner route than most in this dataset — 105 departures over the past year, roughly 2 a week — so treat these numbers as indicative rather than definitive. Of the flights that did operate, 69% arrived on time, noticeably below the national average of 78%.

On-time
69%
arrived <15 min late
Avg delay
46 min
completed flights
Cancelled
2.9%
Flights/day
0.29
last 12 months
Duration
1h 31m
scheduled
Distance
351 mi

Monthly on-time trend

Monthly on-time percentage for IAH to JAN flights50%75%100%June 2025: 33% on-time (4 flights)33Jun 2025July 2025: 57% on-time (31 flights)57August 2025: 82% on-time (17 flights)82March 2026: 100% on-time (3 flights)100Mar 2026April 2026: 73% on-time (30 flights)73May 2026: 68% on-time (20 flights)68

Best time to fly from IAH to JAN

By day of week

DayOn-timeAvg delay
Monday60%108 min
Tuesday73%67 min
Wednesdaybest93%6 min
Thursday71%15 min
Friday46%47 min
Saturday73%16 min
Sunday63%59 min

What causes delays on this route

Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.

  • Late-arriving aircraft69%
  • Airline operations22%
  • National airspace system6%
  • Weather4%

Frequently asked questions

How often are flights from IAH to JAN delayed?
31% of IAH–JAN flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-06 and 2026-05. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 46 minutes.
How long is the flight from IAH to JAN?
The scheduled IAH–JAN flight time averages 1h 31m over 351 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 31% of the time.
How often are IAH to JAN flights cancelled?
2.9% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-06 and 2026-05, slightly above the national rate of 1.6%.

Based on 105 flights, 2024-062026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.