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Route Reliability

Austin → Los Angeles

AUS–LAX · 1,242 miles · Austin–Bergstrom International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
4,074
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.United Airlines91%735 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines83%1,287 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines80%1,013 flights
  4. 4.Southwest Airlines77%1,012 flights

Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (27 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

AUS–LAX flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 97% of the time, versus 60% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AUS–LAX flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 76%.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 91% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 77%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(615 flights)
  • Tue89%(563 flights)
  • Wed88%(557 flights)
  • Thu82%(618 flights)
  • Fri79%(617 flights)
  • Sat84%(456 flights)
  • Sun76%(608 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM97%(119 flights)
  • 6–9 AM92%(1187 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(90 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(925 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(687 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(840 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM60%(186 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 79% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%354
July 202572%348
August 202585%309
September 202593%270
October 202584%347
November 202577%349
December 202584%345
January 202687%296
February 202685%274
March 202687%385
April 202681%380
May 202679%377

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 4,074 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.