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

Average Timeline

Leaves JFK New York, NY 2 minutes early.
20 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 30 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives AUS Austin, TX 9 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
82%
American
82%
JetBlue
65%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from New York to Austin is 4 hours, 4 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 30 minutes.

The flight distance from New York to Austin is 1521 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Austin to New York
3 hours, 39 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
4h 2m
American
4h 6m
JetBlue
4h 6m
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

51

Distance

1521 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150200250

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
24
American
15
JetBlue
11

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is New York from Austin by plane?

The distance from New York to Austin by plane is 1521 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from New York to Austin?

The flight time from New York to Austin is 4 hours, 4 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 30 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 4 hours, 2 minutes, and American the slowest taking 4 hours, 6 minutes.

What airlines fly from New York to Austin?

American, JetBlue, and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from New York to Austin.

Does Southwest fly from New York to Austin?

Southwest does not fly from New York (JFK) to Austin (AUS). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 New York 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 20 minutes
In the Air 210 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Austin 9 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 New York to Austin, American is 82% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 82% 17% 1%
Delta 82% 15% 3%
JetBlue 65% 34% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between New York 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)
Delta 20 208 8 242
American 20 212 8 246
JetBlue 20 213 7 246

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
9pm 0.07
6am 0.33
8am 0.42
3pm 0.28
8pm 0.44
2pm 0.39
12pm 0.69
7am 1.15
11am 0.32
5pm 1.35
10am 0.18
7pm 0.08
1pm 0.75
4pm 0.08
9am 0.12
6pm 0.5

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from New York 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 190
February 192
March 211
April 209
May 216
June 209
July 217
August 216
September 257
October 266
November 253
December 231

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from New York 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 7.46
Tuesday 7.38
Wednesday 7.4
Thursday 7.31
Friday 7.4
Saturday 6.83
Sunday 7.5

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

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)
9pm 27 220 5 253
6am 20 202 8 233
8am 19 221 7 250
3pm 21 210 10 250
8pm 21 215 6 249
2pm 22 206 10 248
12pm 19 202 9 234
7am 21 210 7 243
11am 18 220 9 252
5pm 21 213 8 247
10am 17 216 8 246
7pm 19 215 8 246
1pm 20 211 8 243
4pm 17 217 6 245
9am 19 206 8 237
6pm 22 203 8 237
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.