Summary DL's top route from AUS is to JFK, offering 17,140 seats with 157 per departure. AUS to LAX is also a key route for DL, with 110 operations in both directions. Delta's flights from AUS to SLC offer more seats per departure compared to the return trips.
Delta Air Lines (DL) recently announced that it would add the Embraer E175 to its operations from Austin . A couple of months ago, this Atlanta-based airline scheduled flights to Valley International Airport (HRL) . But which are the airline's top routes to and from Austin? Let's find out.
The carrier will offer up a challenge to Southwest Airlines, which dominates the route. New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) - the longest of DL's top routes from Austin Delta Air Lines's fifth top route from Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) is to New York City’s John F.
Kennedy International Airport (JFK) . Delta Air Lines has a total of 109 operations from AUS to JFK and an equal number of operations from JFK to AUS in September 2024, according to data from Cirium, an aviation analytics company . Some of the aircraft that Delta is deploying on this route include: Airbus A320 Boeing 737 Delta is currently offering 17,140 seats on the flights from AUS to JFK.
This is around 157 seats per departure. The earliest of Delta's flights from AUS departs at 07:20, while the last flight takes off at 18:55, according to flightconnections.com .
Delta competes with a couple of carriers on this 1,522-mile-long route. These include: American Airlines (AA), which deploys its Airbus A319. JetBlue, which uses the Airbus A320.
Three airports with similar number of operations Los Angeles International Airport Like the operations of DL between AUS and JFK, the number of operations that Delta has from AUS to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and from LAX to AUS are identical - 110 operations take place either way. Here's a table that shows these numbers in detail: Route Distance Total number of seats Seats per departure ASMs AUS to LAX 1,242 miles 17,416 158.3 21,630,672 LAX to AUS 1,242 miles 17,388 158.
1 21,595,896 Delta has three competitors for direct flights on this route. The following table shows these carriers, the aircraft they are using, and approximate flight time, as per flightroutes.com .
Carrier Approximate flight time Aircraft used American Airlines (AA) 3 hours 21 minutes Boeing 737-800 Southwest Airlines (SWA) 3 hours 25 minutes Boeing 737-700 United Airlines (UA) 3 hours 27 minutes Boeing 737-800 Salt Lake City United has one more operation from AUS to Salt Lake City (SLC) than from AUS to LAX. There are 21 more seats available on DL's operations from SLC to AUS than from AUS to SLC. Hence, the number of seats per departure and the ASMs are also greater on DL's flights from Salt Lake to Austin.
Route Distance Total number of seats Seats per departure ASMs AUS to SLC 1,085 miles 15,350 138.3 16,654,750 SLC to AUS 1,085 miles 15,371 138.5 16,667,535 Delta has only one competitor for direct flights on this route - Southwest Airlines.
While Delta uses its Airbus A319s and Airbus A320s on this route, Southwest operates its Boeing 737-700s. Both carriers have an approximate flight time of three hours. However, Southwest also operates one-stop flights on this route, with stops available at Denver (DEN), Houston (HOU), Phoenix (PHX), and Las Vegas (LAS).
Southwest's operations from AUS to SLC via LAS are the longest of its one-stop flights on this route, with a flight time of six hours and thirty minutes. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is the second on the list of DL's top routes to and from Austin. On all these routes we have discussed so far, there's a little difference in terms of the number of operations.
After all, DL is offering 109 flights from AUS to JFK. This is only five flights less than the number of Delta's flights from AUS to DTW. Route Distance Total number of seats Seats per departure ASMs AUS to DTW 1,149 miles 16,448 144.
3 18,898,752 DTW to AUS 1,149 miles 16,482 144.6 18,937,818 DL is competing with AA and SWA on this route, though flightroutes.com reports that the operations of AA and SWA on this route will end in September .
All of these three carriers take approximately three hours to complete the flights. Apart from AA, SWA, and DL, United Airlines also offers a one-stop flight from Austin to Detroit. United offers stops at the following airports George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport - DL's shortest of the most popular route from AUS Delta's operations from AUS to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) have a distinction that none of the other airport pairs we have discussed previously has: DL has identical numbers in its operations from AUS to ATL and from ATL to AUS.
Route Distance Total number of seats Seats per departure ASMs AUS to ATL 813 miles 46,986 191 38,199,618 ATL to AUS 813 miles 46,986 191 38,199,618 Southwest Airlines is currently the only competitor for DL on this route, though AA will join these two carriers for flights from AUS to ATL (and ATL to AUS) in October. Delta uses its Airbus A321 for the operations between Austin and Atlanta, while Southwest deploys its Boeing 737-800. A few other carriers offer a one-stop flight on this route.
Let's take a look at their operations: Carrier Stopover at Flight duration Aircraft used United Airlines (UA) Houston (IAH) 4 hours 37 minutes Boeing 737-700 Airbus A319 American Airlines (AA) Dallas (DFW) 5 hours 10 minutes Boeing 737-800.
