Austin (AUS) to Mexico City (MEX)
Flight time
≈ 2h 18m
Bearing
187° S
Austin (AUS) to Mexico City (MEX) is 749 miles (1,205 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AUS–MEX
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Aeroméxico was the only carrier flying nonstop AUS–MEX; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 61% of departures; flights ran 86% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
10,148
both directions
Passengers
8,729
both directions
Load factor
86.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies AUS–MEX?
Aeroméxico was the only carrier to fly nonstop AUS–MEX in May 2026 (62 departures).
- AM
Aeroméxico
62 departures · 10,148 seats
Share of departures100.0%86.0%
Load
What plane flies AUS–MEX?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 61% of AUS–MEX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
38 departures · 85.0% load
61.3% - Boeing 737-800
24 departures · 87.7% load
38.7%
How has AUS–MEX traffic changed?
Nonstop AUS–MEX departures fell from 71 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop AUS–MEX traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
71 departures · 8,922 passengers
87.3%
Load
July 2025
124 departures · 10,721 passengers
86.8%
Load
August 2025
97 departures · 9,478 passengers
83.8%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 7,896 passengers
79.3%
Load
October 2025
63 departures · 9,371 passengers
88.8%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 8,694 passengers
87.0%
Load
December 2025
63 departures · 10,081 passengers
92.7%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 8,598 passengers
82.8%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 7,231 passengers
78.8%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 8,168 passengers
79.4%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 8,111 passengers
82.8%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 8,729 passengers
86.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
AUS → MEX
88.9% full
31 departures · 4,511 passengers
MEX → AUS
83.1% full
31 departures · 4,218 passengers
Nonstop AUS–MEX 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).
The airports
Mexico City
MX
Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport
Coordinates
19.44°N, 99.07°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Austin (AUS) from Mexico City (MEX)?
AUS to MEX is 749 miles (1,205 km / 651 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AUS to MEX?
A nonstop covers the 749-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 18m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AUS–MEX?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (61.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (38.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying AUS–MEX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 749-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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