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Airport · AUS · Austin, Texas

Austin, TX

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Austin, TX (AUS) ranks #27 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Austin, TX posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

79.3%
On-time
Top 86%
on-time, US airports
70 min
Delay when late
1.03%
Cancelled
#27 of 382
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AUS on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%79.3%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 6,254,967.

Late Aircraft 45.0% (2,815,822 min)
Carrier 33.8% (2,115,034 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 16.3% (1,020,013 min)
Weather 4.6% (289,601 min)
Security 0.2% (14,497 min)

AUS - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (92.1%) · worst: June (86.6%)

86%88%90%92%94% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 88.9%

AUS - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

85%90%95%100% 202020212022202320242025 96.2% 88.4% ▼ -8.1%

AUS - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 15.4 min · taxi-in 8.1 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

13 min14 min15 min16 min17 min Jan 24Dec 25 15.7 min 15.7 min ▲ +0.0%

AUS's average taxi-out (15.4 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.5 min (August 2024) to 16.5 min (November 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Austin, TX.

Cancellation Rate

1.03%

9,363 of 909,441 flights

Diversion Rate

0.10%

935 of 909,441 flights

Delay Rate

20.7%

188,677 of 909,441 flights

Top Routes from AUS

Busiest routes to and from Austin, TX.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
AUS (Austin) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 25,695 78.3% 190 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → AUS (Austin) 25,691 74.2% 190 mi
AUS (Austin) → DEN (Denver) 25,137 81.7% 775 mi
DEN (Denver) → AUS (Austin) 25,122 78% 775 mi
AUS (Austin) → LAX (Los Angeles) 23,025 81.6% 1,242 mi
LAX (Los Angeles) → AUS (Austin) 22,988 82% 1,242 mi
AUS (Austin) → ATL (Atlanta) 22,588 85.8% 813 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → AUS (Austin) 22,572 80.4% 813 mi
AUS (Austin) → PHX (Phoenix) 17,535 81.6% 872 mi
PHX (Phoenix) → AUS (Austin) 17,420 80.6% 872 mi
ORD (Chicago) → AUS (Austin) 17,153 78% 977 mi
AUS (Austin) → ORD (Chicago) 17,150 82.3% 977 mi
LAS (Las Vegas) → AUS (Austin) 16,765 77.2% 1,090 mi
AUS (Austin) → LAS (Las Vegas) 16,762 77.7% 1,090 mi
DAL (Dallas) → AUS (Austin) 14,842 81.9% 189 mi
AUS (Austin) → DAL (Dallas) 14,819 82.2% 189 mi
MCO (Orlando) → AUS (Austin) 13,889 76% 994 mi
BNA (Nashville) → AUS (Austin) 13,885 82.2% 756 mi
AUS (Austin) → BNA (Nashville) 13,841 81.4% 756 mi
AUS (Austin) → MCO (Orlando) 13,807 76.5% 994 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Austin, TX, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 79.3%).

New York, NY

New York, NY

79.4% on-time 1,274,816 flights

Sarasota/Bradenton, FL

Sarasota/Bradenton, FL

79.5% on-time 177,587 flights

White Plains, NY

White Plains, NY

79.1% on-time 117,692 flights

Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV

Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV

79.1% on-time 6,552 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 909,441).

Chicago, IL

Chicago, IL

880,912 flights 78.4% on-time

Tampa, FL

Tampa, FL

860,941 flights 79.8% on-time

San Diego, CA

San Diego, CA

973,807 flights 80.8% on-time

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Fort Lauderdale, FL

1,010,982 flights 76.4% on-time

Other Airports in Texas

Compare performance with other Texas airports.

DFW 78.5%

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

Dallas/Fort Worth · 3,395,134 flights
IAH 81.6%

Houston, TX

Houston · 1,404,392 flights
DAL 77.6%

Dallas, TX

Dallas · 791,209 flights
HOU 79.4%

Houston, TX

Houston · 618,821 flights
SAT 81.7%

San Antonio, TX

San Antonio · 419,736 flights
ELP 81.4%

El Paso, TX

El Paso · 186,225 flights
MAF 82.9%

Midland/Odessa, TX

Midland/Odessa · 100,719 flights
LBB 82%

Lubbock, TX

Lubbock · 69,433 flights

AUS delay-share reading

The standout signal at Austin, TX is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 45.0% of 6,254,967 delay minutes across 909,441 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 79.3% (0.3 pts above the 79% national average), with 188,677 delayed and 9,363 cancelled (1.03%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (45.0% late-aircraft, 33.8% carrier, 16.3% NAS, 4.6% weather, 0.2% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.

On the multi-year calendar, AUS is strongest in September (92.1% on-time) and weakest in June (86.6%), a 5.5-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~13,549 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 78.3% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Texas: Texas flight data.

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Using AUS's data

AUS's on-time book sits in the slower half of the BTS set; check the delay mix and the worst month before treating the headline as typical.

  • Check the busiest route from AUS before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in September rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.4 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times

On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.