Austin (AUS) to McAllen (MFE)
Flight time
≈ 1h 22m
Bearing
187° S
Austin (AUS) to McAllen (MFE) is 280 miles (451 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AUS–MFE
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop AUS–MFE; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 76% full.
Departures
172
April 2026
Seats
13,036
both directions
Passengers
9,964
both directions
Load factor
76.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies AUS–MFE?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop AUS–MFE in April 2026 (172 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
172 departures · 13,036 seats
Share of departures100.0%76.4%
Load
What plane flies AUS–MFE?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of AUS–MFE departures.
- Embraer E175
172 departures · 76.4% load
100.0%
How has AUS–MFE traffic changed?
Nonstop AUS–MFE departures fell from 176 in May 2025 to 172 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop AUS–MFE traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
176 departures · 11,074 passengers
83.1%
Load
June 2025
170 departures · 10,810 passengers
83.0%
Load
July 2025
169 departures · 11,033 passengers
85.9%
Load
August 2025
174 departures · 11,478 passengers
87.0%
Load
September 2025
172 departures · 11,091 passengers
84.9%
Load
October 2025
176 departures · 11,373 passengers
85.0%
Load
November 2025
167 departures · 10,276 passengers
80.7%
Load
December 2025
180 departures · 10,924 passengers
79.9%
Load
January 2026
172 departures · 9,031 passengers
68.5%
Load
February 2026
161 departures · 9,352 passengers
75.8%
Load
March 2026
177 departures · 10,503 passengers
77.8%
Load
April 2026
172 departures · 9,964 passengers
76.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
AUS → MFE
73.8% full
86 departures · 4,809 passengers
MFE → AUS
79.1% full
86 departures · 5,155 passengers
Nonstop AUS–MFE 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 McAllen (MFE)?
AUS to MFE is 280 miles (451 km / 243 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AUS to MFE?
A nonstop covers the 280-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 22m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AUS–MFE?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying AUS–MFE?
Distance-based programs credit off the 280-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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