Austin (AUS) to Palm Springs (PSP)
Flight time
≈ 3h 04m
Bearing
288° W
Austin (AUS) to Palm Springs (PSP) is 1,130 miles (1,819 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AUS–PSP
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop AUS–PSP; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 42% full.
Departures
10
May 2026
Seats
1,370
both directions
Passengers
581
both directions
Load factor
42.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies AUS–PSP?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop AUS–PSP in May 2026 (10 departures).
- WN
10 departures · 1,370 seats
Share of departures100.0%42.4%
Load
What plane flies AUS–PSP?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 100% of AUS–PSP departures.
- Boeing 737-700
10 departures · 42.4% load
100.0%
How has AUS–PSP traffic changed?
Nonstop AUS–PSP departures rose from 1 in August 2025 to 10 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop AUS–PSP traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
2 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
November 2025
7 departures · 391 passengers
60.5%
Load
December 2025
28 departures · 1,342 passengers
63.1%
Load
January 2026
57 departures · 2,309 passengers
53.4%
Load
February 2026
57 departures · 3,119 passengers
68.6%
Load
March 2026
36 departures · 3,210 passengers
77.3%
Load
April 2026
18 departures · 914 passengers
39.5%
Load
May 2026
10 departures · 581 passengers
42.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
AUS → PSP
41.6% full
5 departures · 285 passengers
PSP → AUS
43.2% full
5 departures · 296 passengers
Nonstop AUS–PSP 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 Palm Springs (PSP)?
AUS to PSP is 1,130 miles (1,819 km / 982 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AUS to PSP?
A nonstop covers the 1,130-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 04m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AUS–PSP?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying AUS–PSP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,130-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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