Flights Austin → Harlingen
AUS → HRL
How long is the flight from Austin to Harlingen?
The flight from Austin (AUS) to Harlingen (HRL) takes about 58 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Austin to Harlingen operates with a Boeing 737-500 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 70%. With an average delay of 17 minutes, the route sees around 161 total flights annually, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 908,910 passengers per year.
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) → Harlingen (HRL) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 462 flights monitored in recent months, 62% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.22%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Harlingen the average ATFM delay is 3.3 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Austin the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Harlingen: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Austin (AUS) to Harlingen (HRL) heads south for about 441 km, a flight time of roughly 58m.
Departures from Austin on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 41% of AUS-HRL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Austin the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Harlingen it is 3.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 462 tracked AUS-HRL flights, 62% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 0.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about AUS-HRL
The flight from Austin (AUS) to Harlingen (HRL) takes about 58 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Austin (AUS) -> Harlingen (HRL) route, on-time performance is 62% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 462 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Austin-Harlingen is 0.22% across 462 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Harlingen, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
