Austin (AUS) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
A reference for the Austin Bergstrom International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport route. You'll find the operators on file, the great-circle geometry, the connecting options if no nonstop fits your dates, and a short profile of each endpoint airport.
The flight from Austin (AUS) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) covers a great-circle distance of roughly 306 km (190 miles). Aircraft leave Austin Bergstrom International Airport on an initial north heading. As US domestic sectors go, this one sits in the short-haul bracket: long enough that most carriers run it as its own dedicated rotation, but short enough to fit inside a single crew duty period.
2 carriers file a direct AUS to DFW sector, with American Airlines and US Airways among the operators on record. A route attracting this many carriers usually points to a city pair with both leisure and business demand, or a competitive hub-to-hub link where the airline alliances overlap on the same metal.
Operators on the AUS → DFW direction
Carriers with at least one scheduled rotation on this sector in the OpenFlights dataset, ranked by the number of code-shared filings.
| IATA | Airline | Country | Callsign |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA | American Airlines | United States | AMERICAN |
| US | US Airways | United States | U S AIR |
At well under 1,500 km this is a regional sector. Carriers typically run narrow-body aircraft from the Airbus A320 family or the Boeing 737 series, with regional jets (Embraer E-Jet, CRJ) showing up on lower-frequency rotations. Block time runs around 1h 06m. Expect a single-aisle cabin and no real meal service. A snack and a drink is usually all you get.
If a nonstop doesn't match your dates, Atlanta (ATL), Chicago (ORD), and London (LHR) show up on both ends of the network and make the most natural connecting points. The connecting-hubs grid below extends that list to the eight strongest options, ranked by each airport's overall departure activity. That ranking is a fast proxy for how many onward flights a single stop is likely to feed.
Connecting hubs
Airports that already appear on both ends of this network. They're the natural one-stop options when no nonstop matches your dates, ranked by overall departure activity.
Both endpoints sit inside the United States, so this counts as a domestic sector for fare-bucket, baggage, and carry-on purposes. Reservations on US carriers usually pick up the standard domestic checked-bag fee unless you hold elite status, and TSA PreCheck eligibility applies at the departure airport. See the United States routes index for other domestic pairs in the same network.
On the day of operation, the AUS to DFW direction lifts off heading north, then the great-circle track curves to compensate for the Earth's rotation. The return DFW to AUS sector heads south out of the gate, with 1 operators on file for the inbound side. Combine the two operator lists for a full picture of the city pair's competitive landscape.
BTS domestic traffic (AUS → DFW, 2025)
Real 2025 passenger, freight, and departure-frequency totals for this exact non-stop segment, from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics T-100 Domestic Segment (All Carriers) database — not an OpenFlights field. Scheduled-passenger service (BTS service class F) only; all-cargo and non-scheduled service are excluded.
| Carrier code | Carrier (BTS record) | Passengers | Departures performed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA | American Airlines Inc. | 525,240 | 3,748 |
| MQ | Envoy Air | 57,008 | 823 |
| OO | SkyWest Airlines Inc. | 13,181 | 254 |
| OH | PSA Airlines Inc. | 2,018 | 30 |
| DL | Delta Air Lines Inc. | 1,631 | 15 |
| AS | Alaska Airlines Inc. | 554 | 4 |
| UA | United Air Lines Inc. | 352 | 3 |
| SY | Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines | 323 | 3 |
| NK | Spirit Air Lines | 290 | 2 |
| LH | Lufthansa German Airlines | 256 | 1 |
| B6 | JetBlue Airways | 87 | 1 |
| AC | Air Canada | 69 | 2 |
Aircraft types flown on this segment in 2025, by departures performed: Boeing 737-800 (2,492 departures), Embraer ERJ-175 (803 departures), Airbus Industrie A319 (561 departures), Airbus Industrie A321/Lr (359 departures), Canadair RJ-700 (234 departures), Boeing B737 Max 800 (148 departures), Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 (102 departures), Airbus Industrie A321-200n (93 departures) and 13 other aircraft type(s). Mail carried: 8,371 lb. Departures scheduled vs. performed: 5,028 scheduled, 4,886 performed.
Data as of: full calendar year 2025 (all 12 months) · Source: BTS T-100 Domestic Segment (All Carriers), U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (public domain, U.S. government work). Carrier names and aircraft-type descriptions are BTS's own record values, not this site's. Figures reflect carrier-filed BTS reports, not real-time bookings. See the BTS domestic traffic hub and methodology for match coverage and corrections path.
Endpoints
Other routes from Austin (AUS)
Other destinations served from the same origin. Handy for combining trips or for finding an alternate first leg.
Other routes into Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Other origins that already file scheduled service into the destination airport.
Reading this route page
The operator list reflects scheduled-route filings in the OpenFlights dataset, not real-time availability. A carrier appearing here publishes a scheduled service on this sector. It isn't a live timetable, and the actual flight numbers, frequencies, and aircraft types shift season to season. For booking and current schedules, cross-reference the airline page above with the carrier's own website.
Distance here is the great-circle arc between the two airports' published coordinates. Real flight tracks wander off that line because of wind, ATC routings, oceanic crossings, and political airspace constraints. Block time is an estimate covering ground taxi, climb, cruise at typical jet speeds, and descent. Real block times shift with aircraft type, weather, and traffic, so treat the stat-strip number as a planning indicator rather than a published flight time.