Flights Washington → Austin
IAD → AUS
Route overview
This flight route operates between Washington and Austin, with an Airbus A319 aircraft serving the high-demand corridor. Over a period of time, there have been 258 flights on this route, achieving an 88% on-time performance rate with an average delay of 5.7 minutes. The destination airport sees over 21 million passengers annually, underscoring its significance as a major travel hub.
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 Washington (IAD) → Austin (AUS) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 365 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.37%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.4/100 (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 Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Austin: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (IAD) to Austin (AUS) heads west for about 2,084 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 1m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 37% of IAD-AUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Austin it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 365 tracked IAD-AUS flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about IAD-AUS
On the Washington (IAD) -> Austin (AUS) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 365 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Austin is 1.37% across 365 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
