Austin (AUS) to Dallas (DAL)
Flight time
≈ 1h 11m
Bearing
14° N
Austin (AUS) to Dallas (DAL) is 189 miles (304 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AUS–DAL
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop AUS–DAL; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 56% of departures; flights ran 62% full.
Departures
402
April 2026
Seats
61,724
both directions
Passengers
38,242
both directions
Load factor
62.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies AUS–DAL?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop AUS–DAL in April 2026 (402 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
402 departures · 61,724 seats
Share of departures100.0%62.0%
Load
What plane flies AUS–DAL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 56% of AUS–DAL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
227 departures · 69.3% load
56.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
105 departures · 53.0% load
26.1% - Boeing 737-800
70 departures · 56.7% load
17.4%
How has AUS–DAL traffic changed?
Nonstop AUS–DAL departures fell from 406 in May 2025 to 402 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop AUS–DAL traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
406 departures · 37,471 passengers
59.3%
Load
June 2025
396 departures · 37,500 passengers
60.3%
Load
July 2025
395 departures · 36,977 passengers
59.4%
Load
August 2025
392 departures · 36,748 passengers
58.7%
Load
September 2025
386 departures · 39,562 passengers
63.8%
Load
October 2025
413 departures · 42,521 passengers
66.4%
Load
November 2025
361 departures · 33,326 passengers
60.1%
Load
December 2025
369 departures · 33,923 passengers
58.9%
Load
January 2026
367 departures · 30,175 passengers
54.1%
Load
February 2026
370 departures · 34,829 passengers
61.6%
Load
March 2026
406 departures · 41,628 passengers
67.5%
Load
April 2026
402 departures · 38,242 passengers
62.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
AUS → DAL
63.9% full
202 departures · 19,691 passengers
DAL → AUS
60.0% full
200 departures · 18,551 passengers
Nonstop AUS–DAL traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Austin (AUS) from Dallas (DAL)?
AUS to DAL is 189 miles (304 km / 164 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AUS to DAL?
A nonstop covers the 189-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 11m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AUS–DAL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (56.5%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (26.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying AUS–DAL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 189-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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