The flight time from Austin to Los Angeles is 3 hours, 14 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves AUS Austin, TX 1 minute early.
14 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 49 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAX Los Angeles, CA 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
87%
Delta
81%
Spirit
80%
American
79%
Southwest
76%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Austin to Los Angeles is 3 hours, 14 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 49 minutes.

The flight distance from Austin to Los Angeles is 1242 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Los Angeles to Austin
2 hours, 53 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
3h 10m
Southwest
3h 12m
Delta
3h 14m
American
3h 14m
United
3h 18m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

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Flights Per Week

82

Distance

1242 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
23
Southwest
22
American
20
United
13
Spirit
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Austin from Los Angeles by plane?

The distance from Austin to Los Angeles by plane is 1242 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Austin to Los Angeles?

The flight time from Austin to Los Angeles is 3 hours, 14 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 49 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 3 hours, 10 minutes, and United the slowest taking 3 hours, 18 minutes.

What airlines fly from Austin to Los Angeles?

Spirit, Southwest, Delta, United, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Austin to Los Angeles.

Does Southwest fly from Austin to Los Angeles?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Austin (AUS) to Los Angeles (LAX). On average, they have 22 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Austin 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 169 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Los Angeles 4 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Austin to Los Angeles, Delta is 81% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 81% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 87% 12% 1%
Delta 81% 18% 1%
Spirit 80% 18% 2%
American 79% 20% 1%
Southwest 76% 24% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Austin and Los Angeles, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Spirit 13 166 8 190
Southwest 12 170 9 192
Delta 15 167 11 194
American 15 169 9 194
United 15 172 9 198

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
6pm 0.3
4pm 1.63
3pm 0.81
10pm 0.2
9am 0.06
8pm 1.19
6am 0.76
10am 0.04
1pm 0.53
5am 0.19
2pm 0.75
8am 0.77
9pm 0.58
5pm 0.2
7am 2.11
11am 0.25
7pm 0.54
12pm 0.72

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Austin to Los Angeles that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 298
February 284
March 362
April 353
May 361
June 344
July 352
August 414
September 387
October 397
November 384
December 353

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Austin to Los Angeles that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 12.71
Tuesday 11.75
Wednesday 11.92
Thursday 12.52
Friday 12.69
Saturday 9.23
Sunday 11.65

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Delta 0
Southwest 0
American 0
United 0
Spirit 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
6pm 13 167 9 189
4pm 15 172 9 198
3pm 15 171 9 195
10pm 11 161 9 183
9am 12 159 10 181
8pm 15 169 11 197
6am 14 169 10 194
10am 12 162 7 182
1pm 13 167 9 189
5am 12 165 8 186
2pm 14 169 7 191
8am 13 167 10 194
9pm 12 170 8 192
5pm 14 173 9 196
7am 14 170 10 197
11am 14 169 9 193
7pm 15 167 11 194
12pm 14 163 10 188
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.