Flights Philadelphia → Austin
PHL → AUS
How long is the flight from Philadelphia to Austin?
The flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to Austin (AUS) takes 3h 12m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Austin operates with an average on-time performance rate of 80%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 17.3 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 235 flights are conducted using Airbus A319 and Embraer 190 aircraft, serving a destination airport that sees nearly 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 Philadelphia (PHL) → Austin (AUS) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 645 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.02%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.7/100 (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 Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Austin: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Austin (AUS) heads west for about 2,298 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 12m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of PHL-AUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Austin it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 645 tracked PHL-AUS flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 2.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHL-AUS
The flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to Austin (AUS) takes 3h 12m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Austin (AUS) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 645 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Austin is 2.02% across 645 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
