The flight time from Los Angeles to Austin is 2 hours, 53 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAX Los Angeles, CA 2 minutes early.
17 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 27 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives AUS Austin, TX 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
86%
Spirit
84%
American
81%
Southwest
79%
Delta
78%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Los Angeles to Austin is 2 hours, 53 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 27 minutes.

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

Reverse Journey

Austin to Los Angeles
3 hours, 14 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 50m
United
2h 52m
Spirit
2h 52m
American
2h 52m
Delta
2h 57m
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 Los Angeles from Austin by plane?

The distance from Los Angeles to Austin 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 Los Angeles to Austin?

The flight time from Los Angeles to Austin is 2 hours, 53 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 27 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 50 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 2 hours, 57 minutes.

What airlines fly from Los Angeles to Austin?

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

Does Southwest fly from Los Angeles to Austin?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Austin (AUS). 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 Los Angeles 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 147 minutes
Taxiing In 6 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 Los Angeles to Austin, Delta is 78% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 78% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 86% 13% 1%
Spirit 84% 15% 1%
American 81% 18% 1%
Southwest 79% 21% 0%
Delta 78% 21% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Los Angeles 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 17 147 5 170
United 17 148 5 172
Spirit 13 150 7 172
American 15 147 6 172
Delta 19 147 9 177

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
0am 0
11pm 0
3pm 0.51
7am 0.98
8am 0.37
12pm 0.22
1pm 0.64
4pm 0.19
7pm 1.06
5am 0.51
11am 0.34
6am 1.12
8pm 0.07
10am 1.23
9am 0.79
6pm 2.28
5pm 0.17
2pm 1.13

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 298
February 284
March 363
April 353
May 359
June 344
July 352
August 412
September 383
October 398
November 384
December 353

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 12.65
Tuesday 11.71
Wednesday 11.92
Thursday 12.48
Friday 12.71
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)
0am 20 134 15 169
11pm 34 140 10 184
3pm 13 148 6 170
7am 16 146 6 173
8am 18 152 6 177
12pm 16 144 6 169
1pm 17 148 6 174
4pm 13 147 6 169
7pm 18 145 6 171
5am 16 146 4 167
11am 20 145 7 176
6am 17 148 6 174
8pm 11 156 5 172
10am 20 151 6 179
9am 21 146 6 176
6pm 16 147 6 171
5pm 17 145 7 172
2pm 15 147 7 172
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.