Flights Fort Lauderdale → Austin
FLL → AUS
Route overview
The flight route from Fort Lauderdale to Austin operates with an average of 376 flights annually, using Embraer 190 aircraft. With only 57% of these flights arriving on time, the route experiences a mean delay of 28.5 minutes, indicating frequent delays for travelers.
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 Fort Lauderdale (FLL) → Austin (AUS) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines. Across 502 flights monitored in recent months, 59% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 25 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.18%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.1/100 (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 Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Austin: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Austin (AUS) heads west for about 1,775 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 38m.
Departures from Fort Lauderdale on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of FLL-AUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Austin it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 502 tracked FLL-AUS flights, 59% left on time with an average delay of 25 min and a 4.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about FLL-AUS
On the Fort Lauderdale (FLL) -> Austin (AUS) route, on-time performance is 59% with an average delay of 25 minutes, based on 502 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Lauderdale-Austin is 4.18% across 502 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, 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.
