Flights Austin → Memphis
AUS → MEM
How long is the flight from Austin to Memphis?
The flight from Austin (AUS) to Memphis (MEM) takes 1h 9m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight 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 Memphis has a 71% on-time arrival rate and an average delay of 20.3 minutes when delays occur. With a total of 89 flights recorded, this route serves the high-traffic Memphis airport, which handles over four 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) → Memphis (MEM) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 199 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.50%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Memphis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Austin the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Memphis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Austin (AUS) to Memphis (MEM) heads north-east for about 899 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 9m.
Departures from Austin on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 90% of AUS-MEM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Austin the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Memphis it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 199 tracked AUS-MEM flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 0.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about AUS-MEM
The flight from Austin (AUS) to Memphis (MEM) takes 1h 9m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Austin (AUS) -> Memphis (MEM) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 199 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Austin-Memphis is 0.50% across 199 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
