Jackson (JAN) to Orlando (MCO)
Flight time
≈ 1h 58m
Bearing
115° SE
Jackson (JAN) to Orlando (MCO) is 587 miles (945 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies JAN–MCO
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn January 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop JAN–MCO; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 54% full.
Departures
2
January 2026
Seats
350
both directions
Passengers
188
both directions
Load factor
53.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies JAN–MCO?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop JAN–MCO in January 2026 (2 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
2 departures · 350 seats
Share of departures100.0%53.7%
Load
What plane flies JAN–MCO?
In January 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 50% of JAN–MCO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 57.1% load
50.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 50.3% load
50.0%
How has JAN–MCO traffic changed?
Nonstop JAN–MCO departures fell from 8 in June 2025 to 2 in January 2026.
Monthly nonstop JAN–MCO traffic, trailing 12 months through January 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
8 departures · 1,049 passengers
74.9%
Load
July 2025
8 departures · 778 passengers
55.6%
Load
August 2025
2 departures · 143 passengers
40.9%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
October 2025
8 departures · 799 passengers
62.8%
Load
November 2025
6 departures · 643 passengers
67.4%
Load
December 2025
4 departures · 519 passengers
74.1%
Load
January 2026
2 departures · 188 passengers
53.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
JAN → MCO
50.3% full
1 departures · 88 passengers
MCO → JAN
57.1% full
1 departures · 100 passengers
Nonstop JAN–MCO traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through January 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Jackson
US
Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport
Coordinates
32.31°N, 90.08°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Jackson (JAN) from Orlando (MCO)?
JAN to MCO is 587 miles (945 km / 510 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from JAN to MCO?
A nonstop covers the 587-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 58m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies JAN–MCO?
In January 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (50.0%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (50.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying JAN–MCO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 587-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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