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
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Delta Air Lines operated the most departures, one of 7 carriers flying nonstop AUS–LAX; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 37% of departures; flights ran 78% full.
Departures
754
May 2026
Seats
105,706
both directions
Passengers
82,372
both directions
Load factor
77.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies AUS–LAX?
Delta Air Lines operated the most nonstop AUS–LAX departures in May 2026 (229), one of 7 carriers on the route.
- DL
229 departures · 33,825 seats
Share of departures30.4%84.8%
Load
- WN
190 departures · 31,958 seats
Share of departures25.2%75.7%
Load
- OO
165 departures · 12,306 seats
Share of departures21.9%84.2%
Load
- UA
106 departures · 16,748 seats
Share of departures14.1%67.8%
Load
- AA
62 departures · 10,682 seats
Share of departures8.2%71.3%
Load
- AN
ADVANCED AIR
1 departures · 9 seats
Share of departures0.1%11.1%
Load
- AS
1 departures · 178 seats
Share of departures0.1%91.6%
Load
What plane flies AUS–LAX?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 37% of AUS–LAX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
279 departures · 77.4% load
37.0% - Embraer E175
165 departures · 84.2% load
21.9% - Airbus A319
108 departures · 88.9% load
14.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
101 departures · 71.8% load
13.4% - Airbus A320
53 departures · 60.4% load
7.0% - Boeing 737-700
34 departures · 88.0% load
4.5% - Boeing 737-900ER
11 departures · 70.4% load
1.5% - Airbus A321
1 departures · 95.8% load
0.1% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
1 departures · 91.6% load
0.1% - Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 300
1 departures · 11.1% load
0.1%
How has AUS–LAX traffic changed?
Nonstop AUS–LAX departures rose from 711 in June 2025 to 754 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop AUS–LAX traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
May 2026
754 departures · 82,372 passengers
77.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
AUS → LAX
82.4% full
378 departures · 43,590 passengers
LAX → AUS
73.4% full
376 departures · 38,782 passengers
Nonstop AUS–LAX traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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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 May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (37.0%), followed by the Embraer E175 (21.9%).
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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