The flight time from Boston to Austin is 4 hours, 28 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves BOS Boston, MA 4 minutes early.
19 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 58 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives AUS Austin, TX 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
83%
Delta
76%
JetBlue
76%
Southwest
75%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Boston to Austin is 4 hours, 28 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 58 minutes.

The flight distance from Boston to Austin is 1698 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Austin to Boston
3 hours, 49 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
4h 6m
JetBlue
4h 27m
American
4h 29m
Delta
4h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

33

Distance

1698 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun012345

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
15
American
10
JetBlue
8
Southwest
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Boston from Austin by plane?

The distance from Boston to Austin by plane is 1698 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Boston to Austin?

The flight time from Boston to Austin is 4 hours, 28 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 58 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 4 hours, 6 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 4 hours, 30 minutes.

What airlines fly from Boston to Austin?

Delta, JetBlue, American, and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Boston to Austin.

Does Southwest fly from Boston to Austin?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Boston (BOS) to Austin (AUS). On average, they have 0 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 Boston 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 19 minutes
In the Air 238 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Austin 6 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 Boston to Austin, Southwest is 75% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 75% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 83% 17% 0%
JetBlue 76% 23% 1%
Delta 76% 23% 1%
Southwest 75% 25% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Boston and Austin, 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)
Southwest 15 226 5 246
JetBlue 17 238 7 267
American 19 239 7 269
Delta 21 237 8 270

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
7pm 0.22
1pm 0.36
12pm 0.28
6am 0.61
2pm 0.27
4pm 0.02
3pm 0.1
9am 0.26
6pm 0.35
8pm 0.08
10am 0.13
5pm 0.47
7am 1.35
8am 0.22

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Boston to Austin 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 111
February 93
March 107
April 138
May 149
June 132
July 132
August 180
September 191
October 207
November 162
December 140

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Boston to Austin 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 4.87
Tuesday 4.88
Wednesday 4.92
Thursday 4.87
Friday 4.88
Saturday 4.1
Sunday 4.98

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
American 0
JetBlue 0
Southwest 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)
7pm 19 234 8 268
1pm 17 235 10 266
12pm 17 236 10 267
6am 17 231 7 260
2pm 16 241 7 268
4pm 20 241 7 272
3pm 17 246 7 272
9am 17 239 7 266
6pm 23 232 9 272
8pm 18 226 7 251
10am 17 225 5 247
5pm 22 242 8 275
7am 21 244 7 277
8am 20 229 6 261
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.