Flights Atlanta → Austin
ATL → AUS
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Austin operates with a high level of punctuality, with 82% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, an average of 1077 flights are conducted using various aircraft models including the McDonnell Douglas MD-90, MD-88, Boeing 737-700, and 737-300, with each flight experiencing a mean delay of 7.2 minutes. The destination airport in Austin serves over 21 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Atlanta (ATL) → Austin (AUS) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1374 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.02%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Austin: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Austin (AUS) heads west for about 1,305 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 3m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of ATL-AUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Austin it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,374 tracked ATL-AUS flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 1.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-AUS
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Austin (AUS) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 1374 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Austin is 1.02% across 1374 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
