Flights Austin → Dallas
AUS → DAL
Route overview
The flight route from Austin to Dallas operates with a Boeing 737-500 and Boeing 737-300 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic annually. With 589 total flights recorded, this route maintains a punctuality rate of 71%, with an average delay time of 13.1 minutes per flight.
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) → Dallas (DAL) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 813 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.09%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Austin (AUS) to Dallas (DAL) heads north for about 304 km, a flight time of roughly 48m.
Departures from Austin on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of AUS-DAL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 813 tracked AUS-DAL flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 2.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about AUS-DAL
On the Austin (AUS) -> Dallas (DAL) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 813 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Austin-Dallas is 2.09% across 813 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
