Austin (AUS) to San Jose (SJC)
Flight time
≈ 3h 45m
Bearing
296° NW
Austin (AUS) to San Jose (SJC) is 1,474 miles (2,372 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AUS–SJC
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop AUS–SJC; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 58% of departures; flights ran 90% full.
Departures
173
June 2026
Seats
28,565
both directions
Passengers
25,572
both directions
Load factor
89.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies AUS–SJC?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop AUS–SJC in June 2026 (173 departures).
- WN
173 departures · 28,565 seats
Share of departures100.0%89.5%
Load
What plane flies AUS–SJC?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 58% of AUS–SJC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
101 departures · 89.4% load
58.4% - Boeing 737-700
45 departures · 93.3% load
26.0% - Boeing 737-800
27 departures · 84.9% load
15.6%
How has AUS–SJC traffic changed?
Nonstop AUS–SJC departures fell from 223 in July 2025 to 173 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop AUS–SJC traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
223 departures · 25,485 passengers
70.8%
Load
August 2025
193 departures · 21,659 passengers
72.7%
Load
September 2025
193 departures · 20,675 passengers
69.4%
Load
October 2025
190 departures · 22,439 passengers
69.7%
Load
November 2025
189 departures · 21,660 passengers
67.8%
Load
December 2025
185 departures · 22,075 passengers
70.6%
Load
January 2026
169 departures · 15,240 passengers
53.1%
Load
February 2026
166 departures · 16,116 passengers
58.1%
Load
March 2026
197 departures · 21,519 passengers
63.9%
Load
April 2026
204 departures · 21,895 passengers
62.3%
Load
May 2026
206 departures · 26,298 passengers
74.1%
Load
June 2026
173 departures · 25,572 passengers
89.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
AUS → SJC
86.6% full
87 departures · 12,662 passengers
SJC → AUS
92.6% full
86 departures · 12,910 passengers
Nonstop AUS–SJC traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
San Jose
US
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
Coordinates
37.36°N, 121.93°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Austin (AUS) from San Jose (SJC)?
AUS to SJC is 1,474 miles (2,372 km / 1,281 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AUS to SJC?
A nonstop covers the 1,474-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 45m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AUS–SJC?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (58.4%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (26.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying AUS–SJC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,474-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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