Flights Phoenix → Austin
PHX → AUS
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to Austin operates with a high level of punctuality, with 78% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, this route sees an average delay of 9.7 minutes per flight and accommodates 936 total flights using aircraft such as the Airbus A319, Canadair Regional Jet 900, and Boeing 737-300. The destination airport in Austin serves 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 Phoenix (PHX) → Austin (AUS) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1236 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.40%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.4/100 (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 Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Austin: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Austin (AUS) heads east for about 1,401 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 10m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of PHX-AUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Austin it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,236 tracked PHX-AUS flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHX-AUS
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> Austin (AUS) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 1236 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Austin is 0.40% across 1236 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American 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.
