Flights San Diego → Austin
SAN → AUS
How long is the flight from San Diego to Austin?
The flight from San Diego (SAN) to Austin (AUS) takes 2h 43m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from San Diego to Austin has a 76% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 12.2 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 712 total flights departing from San Diego International Airport, which opened in 1928, heading towards Austin, where the airport 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 San Diego (SAN) → Austin (AUS) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 1577 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.52%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.5/100 (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 San Diego the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Austin: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Diego (SAN) to Austin (AUS) heads east for about 1,871 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 43m.
Departures from San Diego on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of SAN-AUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Diego the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Austin it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,577 tracked SAN-AUS flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SAN-AUS
The flight from San Diego (SAN) to Austin (AUS) takes 2h 43m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Diego (SAN) -> Austin (AUS) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 1577 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Diego-Austin is 1.52% across 1577 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
