Flights San Jose → Austin
SJC → AUS
How long is the flight from San Jose to Austin?
The flight from San Jose (SJC) to Austin (AUS) takes about 3h 23m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from San Jose to Austin has a 78% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 11.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 282 flights connecting these two cities, serving the large passenger volume at the destination airport, which handles approximately 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 Jose (SJC) → Austin (AUS) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 708 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.14%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20/100 (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 Jose the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Austin: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Jose (SJC) to Austin (AUS) heads east for about 2,372 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 23m.
Departures from San Jose on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 56% of SJC-AUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Jose the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Austin it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 708 tracked SJC-AUS flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 0.1% 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 SJC-AUS
The flight from San Jose (SJC) to Austin (AUS) takes about 3h 23m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the San Jose (SJC) -> Austin (AUS) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 708 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Jose-Austin is 0.14% across 708 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.
