Flights Austin → London
AUS → LHR
Route overview
The flight route from Austin to London has a relatively low on-time performance rate of 36%, with an average delay of 22.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees around 13 flights operated by Boeing 787 and 787-8 aircraft, serving a destination airport that accommodates approximately 83,884,572 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 Austin (AUS) → London (LHR) route is operated by American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia Airlines. Across 13 flights monitored in recent months, 36% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to London: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Austin (AUS) to London (LHR) heads north-east for about 7,892 km, a flight time of roughly 10h 17m.
Departures from Austin on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 85% of AUS-LHR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into London it is 1.8 min (atfm).
Across 13 tracked AUS-LHR flights, 36% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iberia Airlines (IB) | 86% | 17 min | 4.8% |
| British Airways (BA) | 77% | 17 min | 2.4% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
Airlines operating AUS-LHR
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Frequently asked questions about AUS-LHR
On the Austin (AUS) -> London (LHR) route, on-time performance is 36% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 13 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Austin-London is 0.00% across 13 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia 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.
