Flights Austin → Los Angeles
AUS → LAX
How long is the flight from Austin to Los Angeles?
The flight from Austin (AUS) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 2h 50m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Austin to Los Angeles operates with an average on-time performance rate of 80%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 9.9 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 1049 flights are conducted using various aircraft models including the Boeing 737-800, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, and Canadair Regional Jet 700, serving Los Angeles International Airport, which opened in 1926 and currently handles over 76 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 Austin (AUS) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 2528 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.87%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Austin the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Austin (AUS) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads west for about 1,995 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 50m.
Departures from Austin on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of AUS-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Austin the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,528 tracked AUS-LAX flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 0.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about AUS-LAX
The flight from Austin (AUS) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 2h 50m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Austin (AUS) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 2528 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Austin-Los Angeles is 0.87% across 2528 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United 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.
