Flights Harlingen → Austin
HRL → AUS
Route overview
The flight route from Harlingen to Austin has an on-time performance rate of 82%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 7.2 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 161 total flights, serving one of the destinations that receives over 21 million passengers annually at its airport.
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 Harlingen (HRL) → Austin (AUS) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 215 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.8/100 (low), 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 Harlingen the average ATFM delay is 3.3 minutes.
Heading to Austin: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Harlingen (HRL) to Austin (AUS) heads north for about 441 km, a flight time of roughly 58m.
Departures from Harlingen on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of HRL-AUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Harlingen the average ATFM delay is 3.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Austin it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 215 tracked HRL-AUS flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.0% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about HRL-AUS
On the Harlingen (HRL) -> Austin (AUS) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 215 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Harlingen-Austin is 0.00% across 215 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
