Flights Denver → Austin
DEN → AUS
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Austin operates with an average on-time performance of 81%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 9.3 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 1383 total flights using various aircraft models including Airbus A319 and Boeing 737 series planes.
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 Denver (DEN) → Austin (AUS) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1732 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.81%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Austin: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Austin (AUS) heads south-east for about 1,249 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 59m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of DEN-AUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Austin it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,732 tracked DEN-AUS flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 0.8% 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% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-AUS
On the Denver (DEN) -> Austin (AUS) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 1732 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Austin is 0.81% across 1732 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Frontier 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.
