Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) delays & on-time performance
Jackson, Wyoming · 16 nonstop destinations · 4 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at JAC right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
77%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.8%
119 flights
Avg arrival delay
25 min
107 min when late
Departed on time
76%
avg taxi-out 20 min
Figures cover 6,635 departures from JAC; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into JAC were on time 78% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) arrived on time 77% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 1.8% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- Delta Air Lines was the most punctual airline here (86% on time); American Airlines was the least (68%).
- Departures scheduled around 10am did best (89% on time); around 4pm did worst (63%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (40%).
Most delayed routes from JAC
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth69%749 flts
- ORD · Chicago70%820 flts
- LAX · Los Angeles79%679 flts
- DEN · Denver79%1,631 flts
- SLC · Salt Lake City87%1,217 flts
Most reliable routes from JAC
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- SLC · Salt Lake City87%1,217 flts
- DEN · Denver79%1,631 flts
- LAX · Los Angeles79%679 flts
- ORD · Chicago70%820 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth69%749 flts
Best airline at JAC
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 86% | 1.3% | 14 min | 3 | 971 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 83% | 1.6% | 15 min | 8 | 2,028 |
| United Airlines | 74% | 2.0% | 25 min | 7 | 2,308 |
| American Airlines | 68% | 2.0% | 51 min | 4 | 1,328 |
Best time to fly out of JAC
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 7am81%1,178 flts
- 8am68%367 flts
- 9am74%73 flts
- 10am89%444 flts
- 11am82%400 flts
- 12pm80%859 flts
- 1pm78%1,091 flts
- 2pm72%695 flts
- 3pm69%467 flts
- 4pm63%628 flts
- 5pm88%264 flts
- 6pm87%169 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft40%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)32%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion19%
- Extreme weather9%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.