The flight time from Denver to Austin is 2 hours, 3 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DEN Denver, CO 1 minute early.
15 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 41 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives AUS Austin, TX 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
81%
Frontier
81%
Southwest
80%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Denver to Austin is 2 hours, 3 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 41 minutes.

The flight distance from Denver to Austin is 775 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Austin to Denver
2 hours, 11 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h
United
2h 6m
Frontier
2h 8m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

89

Distance

775 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
47
United
35
Frontier
6

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Denver from Austin by plane?

The distance from Denver to Austin by plane is 775 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Denver to Austin?

The flight time from Denver to Austin is 2 hours, 3 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 41 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 8 minutes.

What airlines fly from Denver to Austin?

Frontier, Southwest, and United are the airlines with direct flights from Denver to Austin.

Does Southwest fly from Denver to Austin?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Denver (DEN) to Austin (AUS). On average, they have 47 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 Denver 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 101 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Austin 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 Denver to Austin, Southwest is 80% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 80% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Frontier 81% 18% 1%
United 81% 18% 1%
Southwest 80% 19% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Denver 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 13 100 5 120
United 17 102 5 126
Frontier 15 102 9 128

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 0.31
10am 0.92
9am 0.85
1pm 1.21
2pm 0.5
3pm 1
5am 0.68
10pm 0.07
11pm 0.01
8pm 1.31
8am 1.3
5pm 1
11am 0.52
7am 0.29
12pm 0.41
6pm 1
6am 0.62
4pm 0.37
9pm 0.31

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver 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 347
February 322
March 405
April 391
May 414
June 406
July 405
August 398
September 387
October 433
November 386
December 375

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver 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 13.71
Tuesday 12.46
Wednesday 12.56
Thursday 13.75
Friday 13.35
Saturday 10.17
Sunday 13.79

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
Southwest 1
United 1
Frontier 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 14 100 5 121
10am 16 101 5 124
9am 15 101 5 124
1pm 16 102 6 127
2pm 12 101 4 119
3pm 14 102 5 123
5am 13 100 7 123
10pm 13 99 5 117
11pm 16 92 5 113
8pm 15 100 5 123
8am 15 102 5 123
5pm 15 101 5 125
11am 13 101 5 120
7am 14 101 4 120
12pm 12 102 5 121
6pm 16 100 5 124
6am 16 100 5 123
4pm 14 102 6 123
9pm 13 99 5 118
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.