LAX to AUS flight delays

LAX AUS Los Angeles to Austin Bergstrom · 1,242 miles

12,450 flights were scheduled from LAX to AUS over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 12,351 that made the trip, 79.8% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
12,450
Arrived on time
79.8%
Cancelled
0.6%
Scheduled distance
1,242 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on LAX–AUS, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
Delta Air Lines 79.5% 70 min 0.7% 3,751
Southwest Airlines 75.1% 47 min 0.4% 3,291
American Airlines 78.4% 94 min 0.8% 2,545
United Airlines 87% 73 min 0.6% 1,359
SkyWest Airlines 86.9% 58 min 0.3% 1,278
Spirit Airlines 82.7% 66 min 0.4% 226

Month by month

June was the month to avoid on LAX–AUS: 72.8% of flights arrived on time, against 87.3% in September. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 79.8%.
Arrival on-time share, LAX to AUS, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 83.8% 910
February 83.2% 854
March 78.4% 1,130
April 80.7% 1,088
May 74.4% 1,094
June 72.8% 1,060
July 73.3% 1,087
August 82% 1,062
September 87.3% 979
October 82.5% 1,084
November 81.1% 1,064
December 79.5% 1,038

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

LAX to AUS in one number

LAX → AUS

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 67 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 12,450 flights

79.8% of flights arrived on time

Questions about LAX to AUS

Which airline is most reliable from LAX to AUS?
United Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 87% of the time, with 1,359 scheduled. Southwest Airlines came in at 75.1% over 3,291 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly LAX to AUS?
June, at 72.8% of arrivals on time, with 1,060 flights scheduled. September was the best of the year at 87.3%.
How late are LAX–AUS flights when they are late?
67 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the LAX to AUS flight cancelled?
0.6% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at AUS less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.