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Airport month · January 2026
Austin - Bergstrom International in January 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In January 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 6,707 domestic departures from Austin - Bergstrom International (AUS). 77.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.8% reached their destination on time; 4.7% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so AUS departures were 1.9 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 6,142 departures with 81.7% leaving on time: a change of −4.2 points, with flights up 9%.
Flights arriving at AUS that month were on time 77.8% of the time (6,707 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 43%, air carrier 35% and national aviation system 14%.
- On time 78.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.4%
- Cancelled 4.7%
- Diverted 0.2%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | AUS, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 77.5% | 81.7% | 74.2% | 75.6% |
| Arrived on time | 78.8% | 83.6% | 75.5% | 75.3% |
| Cancelled | 4.7% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 15.9 min | 12.2 min | 18.4 min | 16.7 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 224 | 205 | 245 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled departures | 6,707 | 6,142 | 89,507 | 544,003 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 2,766 | 41% | 82.5% | 0.1 min | 3.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 969 | 14% | 79.4% | 5.9 min | 4.7% |
| UA United Airlines | 848 | 13% | 82.4% | -0.6 min | 4.5% |
| AA American Airlines | 836 | 12% | 68.7% | 24.6 min | 8.6% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 701 | 10% | 78.2% | 1.5 min | 5.6% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 139 | 2% | 69.8% | 16.0 min | 5.8% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 129 | 2% | 78.3% | 1.1 min | 2.3% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 116 | 2% | 65.5% | 14.5 min | 8.6% |
| YX Republic Airline | 61 | 1% | 67.2% | 16.6 min | 9.8% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 56 | 1% | 62.5% | 14.4 min | 5.4% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 53 | 1% | 75.5% | 6.5 min | 7.5% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 24 | 0% | 62.5% | 31.4 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS–DEN | Austin to Denver | 427 | 82.2% | 0.5 min | 3.5% |
| AUS–DFW | Austin to Dallas/Fort Worth | 376 | 66.2% | 22.3 min | 10.1% |
| AUS–ATL | Austin to Atlanta | 349 | 84.0% | -2.1 min | 5.2% |
| AUS–LAX | Austin to Los Angeles | 305 | 83.6% | -3.1 min | 3.0% |
| AUS–PHX | Austin to Phoenix | 275 | 76.0% | 7.1 min | 3.3% |
| AUS–MCO | Austin to Orlando | 243 | 79.8% | 6.9 min | 2.9% |
| AUS–BNA | Austin to Nashville | 241 | 83.0% | 1.3 min | 5.8% |
| AUS–IAH | Austin to Houston | 239 | 89.1% | -5.0 min | 3.3% |
| AUS–SAN | Austin to San Diego | 224 | 79.5% | -2.1 min | 4.0% |
| AUS–LAS | Austin to Las Vegas | 214 | 78.0% | 3.1 min | 2.3% |
| AUS–ORD | Austin to Chicago | 207 | 67.6% | 19.4 min | 5.3% |
| AUS–SFO | Austin to San Francisco | 203 | 74.9% | 2.3 min | 3.4% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left AUS on time in January 2026?
77.5% of 6,707 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 78.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.6% and 75.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025, 81.7% of 6,142 departures left on time and 2.4% were cancelled, against 77.5% and 4.7% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for AUS · methodology · corrections.