JAX to EWR flight delays
Jacksonville, FL (JAX) Newark, NJ (EWR) · 820 miles
120 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
79.49%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.83%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
148 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
31 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 148 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
The two directions do not behave alike. EWR to JAX arrives on time 7.9 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Only United Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
The Jacksonville to Newark route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, United Airlines arrived on time most often on JAX to EWR.
Every airline on JAX to EWR
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 108 | 82.08% | 0.93% | 124 min | B |
| Republic Airways | 12 | 54.55% | 0% | 238 min | — |
The return leg
EWR to JAX Newark back to Jacksonville 87.39% on time AOther routes from Jacksonville
Common questions
Are flights from Jacksonville to Newark usually delayed?
79.49% of flights on the JAX to EWR route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Jacksonville to Newark?
Only United Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 108 flights and 82.08% arriving on time.
How often are JAX to EWR flights cancelled?
0.83% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 8 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When JAX to EWR flights are late, how late are they?
About 148 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on JAX to EWR during March 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →