Historical on-time performance
Austin to Long Beach
1,226 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AUS–LGB arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 535 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.2%Flights535
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft74%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly AUS → LGB
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 67% to 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 189 flights · limited
- Middays89% on time · p90 15 min · 565 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 30 min · 264 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 40 min · 727 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 253 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 25 min · 303 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 156 flights · limited
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 300 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 25 min · 250 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 195 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 30 min · 304 flights
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