Flights Austin → Newark
AUS → EWR
How long is the flight from Austin to Newark?
The flight from Austin (AUS) to Newark (EWR) takes 3h 11m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 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 Newark operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 82%. Over the past year, it has recorded an average delay time of 12.8 minutes and conducted a total of 539 flights using Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-700 aircraft models. The destination airport in Newark, which opened in 2001, serves over 43 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) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1155 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.33%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Austin the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Austin (AUS) to Newark (EWR) heads north-east for about 2,416 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 11m.
Departures from Austin on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 59% of AUS-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Austin the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,155 tracked AUS-EWR flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 4.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about AUS-EWR
The flight from Austin (AUS) to Newark (EWR) takes 3h 11m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Austin (AUS) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 1155 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Austin-Newark is 4.33% across 1155 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 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.
