Austin (AUS) to Midland (MAF)
Flight time
≈ 1h 23m
Bearing
295° NW
Austin (AUS) to Midland (MAF) is 294 miles (474 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AUS–MAF
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop AUS–MAF; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 98% of departures; flights ran 52% full.
Departures
52
April 2026
Seats
7,162
both directions
Passengers
3,735
both directions
Load factor
52.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies AUS–MAF?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop AUS–MAF in April 2026 (52 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
52 departures · 7,162 seats
Share of departures100.0%52.1%
Load
What plane flies AUS–MAF?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 98% of AUS–MAF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
51 departures · 53.0% load
98.1% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 19.4% load
1.9%
How has AUS–MAF traffic changed?
Nonstop AUS–MAF departures fell from 173 in May 2025 to 52 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop AUS–MAF traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
173 departures · 12,394 passengers
73.1%
Load
June 2025
210 departures · 14,767 passengers
72.8%
Load
July 2025
228 departures · 15,375 passengers
70.5%
Load
August 2025
227 departures · 12,321 passengers
57.5%
Load
September 2025
221 departures · 11,321 passengers
53.9%
Load
October 2025
230 departures · 13,220 passengers
60.8%
Load
November 2025
97 departures · 6,271 passengers
56.7%
Load
December 2025
58 departures · 5,026 passengers
58.8%
Load
January 2026
51 departures · 3,109 passengers
40.4%
Load
February 2026
54 departures · 3,773 passengers
47.6%
Load
March 2026
56 departures · 4,176 passengers
52.9%
Load
April 2026
52 departures · 3,735 passengers
52.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
AUS → MAF
53.2% full
26 departures · 1,894 passengers
MAF → AUS
51.1% full
26 departures · 1,841 passengers
Nonstop AUS–MAF 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 Midland (MAF)?
AUS to MAF is 294 miles (474 km / 256 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AUS to MAF?
A nonstop covers the 294-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 23m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AUS–MAF?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (98.1%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (1.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying AUS–MAF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 294-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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