Flights New York → Austin
JFK → AUS
Route overview
The flight route from New York to Austin operates with a high on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of just 8.9 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 516 flights on this route using aircraft such as the Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A320/A319 models, serving a destination airport that sees over 21 million passengers annually.
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 New York (JFK) → Austin (AUS) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 729 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.88%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.4/100 (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 New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Austin: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (JFK) to Austin (AUS) heads west for about 2,445 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 29m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 36% of JFK-AUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Austin it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 729 tracked JFK-AUS flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 2.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about JFK-AUS
On the New York (JFK) -> Austin (AUS) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 729 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Austin is 2.88% across 729 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
