Flights Austin → San Francisco
AUS → SFO
Route overview
The flight route from Austin to San Francisco operates with a high frequency of 612 flights, featuring an on-time performance rate of 78%, with an average delay time of 15.7 minutes when delays do occur. The aircraft used for this route include the Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A319, and Boeing 737-900, serving a destination airport that sees over 50 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) → San Francisco (SFO) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, United Airlines. Across 765 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.97%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to San Francisco: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Austin (AUS) to San Francisco (SFO) heads north-west for about 2,417 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 26m.
Departures from Austin on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 48% of AUS-SFO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Francisco it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 765 tracked AUS-SFO flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 5.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about AUS-SFO
On the Austin (AUS) -> San Francisco (SFO) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 765 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Austin-San Francisco is 4.97% across 765 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at San Francisco, 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.
