Flights Austin → Atlanta
AUS → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Austin to Atlanta operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 85%. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 1077 flights using aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-90, MD-88, and Boeing 737-700, with each flight typically experiencing an average delay of just 6.8 minutes. The destination airport in Atlanta serves over 108 million passengers annually, highlighting its significance as a major travel hub.
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 Austin (AUS) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1374 flights monitored in recent months, 85% 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 20.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Austin (AUS) to Atlanta (ATL) heads east for about 1,305 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 3m.
Departures from Austin on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of AUS-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,374 tracked AUS-ATL flights, 85% 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 AUS-ATL
On the Austin (AUS) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 1374 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Austin-Atlanta 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.
