Southwest AirlinesWN
Flights WN2993 05:20 Mo Th Fr · WN1793 05:35 Sa · WN2530 18:10 Tu We · WN2422 18:25 Su
live
Direct flights from Jacksonville (JAX) to Houston (HOU): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 14 minutes early. 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 Jacksonville and Houston. Updated 22 October 2026 at 20:27 UTC.
Today, JAX → HOU
Thu 22 Oct · local times- 05:20 WN2993Southwest Left 05:29 +9 Landed 06:26 −19
Checked JAX board 15:48 · HOU board 15:27
JAX
Jacksonville
smooth · +8
HOU
Houston
smooth · +7
1,310 km · ~2h 11m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
88 / 100
route health from live JAX and HOU delay boards
Median arrival delay is −14 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−14 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 11mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at JAX: 43% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
next sweep in 120s
How the Jacksonville to Houston route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop JAX to HOU 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
Cite this data
Journalists, bloggers, and researchers may cite this page with attribution and a link to Pro Flight Search.
Suggested citation
Pro Flight Search — Jacksonville (JAX) to Houston (HOU) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
Canonical URL
How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/JAX-HOU
JAX to HOU questions
Is JAX–HOU running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 88/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on JAX–HOU?
Operators schedule morning departures around 05:20 and evening departures around 18:10 from JAX. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HOU delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from JAX to HOU?
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 JAX–HOU fly?
Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
.