Flights Los Angeles → Austin
LAX → AUS
How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Austin?
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Austin (AUS) takes 2h 34m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route operates from Los Angeles to Austin, with an average on-time performance rate of 80%. Over the past year, it has seen a total of 1050 flights, each experiencing an average delay of 9.8 minutes. The aircraft used for this route include the McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Boeing 737-800, Canadair Regional Jet 700, and Boeing 737-300. The origin airport in Los Angeles has been operational since 1926, while the destination city of Austin handles over twenty-one 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 Los Angeles (LAX) → Austin (AUS) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 2531 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.79%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.3/100 (medium), 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 Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Austin: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to Austin (AUS) heads east for about 1,995 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 34m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of LAX-AUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Austin it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,531 tracked LAX-AUS flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAX-AUS
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Austin (AUS) takes 2h 34m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Los Angeles (LAX) -> Austin (AUS) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 2531 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-Austin is 0.79% across 2531 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska 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.
