Austin (AUS) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Flight time
≈ 3h 17m
Bearing
287° W
Austin (AUS) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 1,240 miles (1,995 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AUS–LAX
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines operated the most departures, one of 6 carriers flying nonstop AUS–LAX; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 38% of departures; flights ran 69% full.
Departures
763
April 2026
Seats
112,920
both directions
Passengers
78,221
both directions
Load factor
69.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies AUS–LAX?
Delta Air Lines operated the most nonstop AUS–LAX departures in April 2026 (231), one of 6 carriers on the route.
- DL
Delta Air Lines
231 departures · 35,340 seats
Share of departures30.3%78.5%
Load
- WN
Southwest Airlines
192 departures · 32,080 seats
Share of departures25.2%64.8%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
161 departures · 26,026 seats
Share of departures21.1%62.4%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
118 departures · 8,968 seats
Share of departures15.5%76.4%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
60 departures · 10,320 seats
Share of departures7.9%63.2%
Load
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
1 departures · 186 seats
Share of departures0.1%25.8%
Load
What plane flies AUS–LAX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 38% of AUS–LAX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
289 departures · 66.0% load
37.9% - Embraer E175
118 departures · 76.4% load
15.5% - Airbus A319
96 departures · 84.2% load
12.6% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
87 departures · 63.0% load
11.4% - Boeing 737-900ER
71 departures · 67.5% load
9.3% - Airbus A320
60 departures · 71.2% load
7.9% - Boeing 737-700
40 departures · 69.7% load
5.2% - Airbus A321neo
1 departures · 92.8% load
0.1% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
1 departures · 54.8% load
0.1%
How has AUS–LAX traffic changed?
Nonstop AUS–LAX departures rose from 700 in May 2025 to 763 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop AUS–LAX traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
700 departures · 81,315 passengers
75.6%
Load
June 2025
711 departures · 82,893 passengers
79.1%
Load
July 2025
704 departures · 81,904 passengers
76.8%
Load
August 2025
626 departures · 62,730 passengers
69.5%
Load
September 2025
541 departures · 56,714 passengers
73.9%
Load
October 2025
701 departures · 79,694 passengers
72.7%
Load
November 2025
697 departures · 70,559 passengers
67.8%
Load
December 2025
692 departures · 71,057 passengers
68.5%
Load
January 2026
592 departures · 57,519 passengers
68.9%
Load
February 2026
553 departures · 56,243 passengers
68.9%
Load
March 2026
777 departures · 88,795 passengers
76.1%
Load
April 2026
763 departures · 78,221 passengers
69.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
AUS → LAX
70.3% full
382 departures · 39,699 passengers
LAX → AUS
68.3% full
381 departures · 38,522 passengers
Nonstop AUS–LAX 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 Los Angeles (LAX)?
AUS to LAX is 1,240 miles (1,995 km / 1,077 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AUS to LAX?
A nonstop covers the 1,240-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 17m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AUS–LAX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (37.9%), followed by the Embraer E175 (15.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying AUS–LAX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,240-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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