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Flights London → Austin

LHR → AUS

9.2
Average risk (Low)
100%
On-time
-1 min
Average delay
0.0%
Cancellations
3
Airlines

Route overview

This flight route from London to Austin boasts a perfect on-time performance record with no delays, even showing an average early arrival of one minute. Over the course of six flights, Boeing 787 and Boeing 787-8 aircraft have been used to transport passengers to Austin, a city served by an airport that handles over twenty-one million passengers annually.

UK261 compensation on this route

About ~7,892 km · in case of disruption you may be entitled to up to £520 (UK Regulation 261).

The London (LHR) → Austin (AUS) route is operated by American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia Airlines. Across 6 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -1 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.2/100 (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 London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes.

Heading to Austin: what to expect in this direction

Flying from London (LHR) to Austin (AUS) heads north-west for about 7,892 km, a flight time of roughly 10h 17m.

Departures from London on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of LHR-AUS flights take off then.

Air-traffic congestion: departing London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 min (atfm); arriving into Austin it is 2.0 min (atfm).

Across 6 tracked LHR-AUS flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of -1 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.

Route facts

Time difference
6h behind
Arrival (dest. local time)
17:17
Elevation AUS
542 ft
Typical aircraft
Boeing 787, Boeing 787-8
Est. CO₂/passenger
~710 kg

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
Iberia Airlines (IB) 86% 17 min 4.8%
British Airways (BA) 77% 17 min 2.4%
American Airlines (AA) 74% 16 min 3.0%

Frequently asked questions about LHR-AUS

On the London (LHR) -> Austin (AUS) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of -1 minutes, based on 6 tracked flights.

The cancellation rate on London-Austin is 0.00% across 6 monitored flights.

The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia 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.

The London-Austin route is about 7,892 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, UK261 compensation is £520, barring extraordinary circumstances.