Flights Cleveland → Austin
CLE → AUS
How long is the flight from Cleveland to Austin?
The flight from Cleveland (CLE) to Austin (AUS) takes about 2h 47m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route operates between Cleveland and Austin, utilizing Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. The airport in Cleveland, which has been open since 1925, connects to the bustling destination of Austin, where the airport sees over 21 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 Cleveland (CLE) → Austin (AUS) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 13 flights monitored in recent months, 40% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 27 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.69%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.2/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Austin the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Austin: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cleveland (CLE) to Austin (AUS) heads south-west for about 1,889 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 47m.
Departures from Cleveland on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 100% of CLE-AUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Austin it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 13 tracked CLE-AUS flights, 40% left on time with an average delay of 27 min and a 7.7% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating CLE-AUS
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Frequently asked questions about CLE-AUS
The flight from Cleveland (CLE) to Austin (AUS) takes about 2h 47m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Cleveland (CLE) -> Austin (AUS) route, on-time performance is 40% with an average delay of 27 minutes, based on 13 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cleveland-Austin is 7.69% across 13 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Austin, 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.
