Historical on-time performance
Houston to Austin
148 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–AUS arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,446 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.3%Flights1,446
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly HOU → AUS
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,024 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,169 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 45 min · 519 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 45 min · 1,236 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 60 min · 706 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 625 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 673 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 624 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 35 min · 666 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 668 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 668 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 45 min · 730 flights
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