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Route Reliability

Salt Lake City → Austin

SLCAUS · 1,086 miles · Salt Lake City International Airport to Austin–Bergstrom International Airport

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
1,780
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines83%1,311 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines81%469 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SLC–AUS flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 79% between 3–6 PM.

Wednesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 85% on time on Wednesdays against 80% on Sundays.

Not much between Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines.

On this route they all land within 81% to 83% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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
  • Mon83%(253 flights)
  • Tue82%(242 flights)
  • Wed85%(261 flights)
  • Thu80%(272 flights)
  • Fri84%(275 flights)
  • Sat84%(206 flights)
  • Sun80%(255 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(14 flights)
  • 6–9 AM95%(104 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(517 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(481 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(452 flights)
  • 6–9 PM85%(196 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 74% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%160
July 202565%167
August 202585%142
September 202588%133
October 202582%151
November 202578%134
December 202586%140
January 202689%134
February 202687%140
March 202686%169
April 202688%147
May 202686%147

Based on 1,780 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.