Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Austin (AUS): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 238 km, an estimated 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Austin. Updated 25 October 2026 at 20:22 UTC.
The HOU board at 14:53 shows departure at 15:39 instead of 15:10, gate 42.
Checked HOU board 14:53 · AUS board 15:22
route health from live HOU and AUS delay boards
Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Current conditions put the pressure at HOU and AUS: 39% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +8 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HOU to AUS flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
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Pro Flight Search — Houston (HOU) to Austin (AUS) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at HOU is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 08:30 and evening departures around 17:35 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the AUS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
Great-circle distance is 238 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 47–50 min gate-to-gate on this route.
Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 24 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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