Airport gate intelligence · AUS
How many gates does Austin Airport (AUS) have?
Austin Airport (AUS) has 40 gates, with about 274 airline departures a day. Delta has the most (12), followed by Southwest (10).
Delta flies 18% of the 41,509 seats leaving AUS each day. Delta has 20% more gates than Southwest. 3 gates are common use, shared by several airlines.
Gates, seats and flights by airline at AUS
| Airline | Gates held | Departures a day | Seats out a day | Share of seats | Seats per departure | Regional jets | Median turn | Tows a week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta | 12 | 58 | 7,390 | 18% | 127 | 36% | 72 min | 49 |
| Southwest | 10 | 116 | 19,026 | 46% | 164 | 0% | 55 min | 68 |
| American | 5 | 38 | 5,883 | 14% | 153 | 12% | 54 min | 35 |
| United | 5 | 36 | 5,844 | 14% | 164 | 3% | 72 min | 35 |
| Alaska | 1 | 9 | 1,194 | 3% | 133 | 44% | 58 min | 0 |
| Frontier | – | 4 | 941 | 2% | 217 | 0% | 52 min | 0 |
| JetBlue | – | 3 | 464 | 1% | 155 | 0% | 75 min | 2 |
| Aeroméxico | – | 1 | 166 | 0% | 166 | 0% | 96 min | 0 |
| British Airways | – | 2 | 0 | 0% | – | 0% | 120 min | 0 |
| Common use (shared) | 3 | |||||||
Average of 3 full days, Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026. Gates held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand); 4 gates have too few flights yet. Seats are capacity, from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type; 1% of flights have no seat count yet.
On-time departures by airline at AUS
65% of departures left the gate on time (less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time). Airlines with 10+ departures a day.
| Airline | Departures a day | On time | 15+ min late |
|---|---|---|---|
| United | 36 | 84% | 16% |
| American | 38 | 71% | 29% |
| Delta | 58 | 68% | 32% |
| Southwest | 116 | 56% | 44% |
On time = left the gate less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Average of 3 full days.
What size aircraft AUS’s gates handle
Gates by the largest aircraft seen there at least twice. A gate that takes a wide-body also takes anything smaller.
Airlines at AUS: terminals, gates and nonstop routes
Other airlines
Regular flights, but no AUS gate listed in the flight data, so not on the map: British Airways (24 flights to London Heathrow); Aeroméxico (12 flights to Mexico City); Porter (6 flights to Toronto).
Seen on only one of the full days collected (charters and occasional flights): Sun Country (14 flights); KLM (2 flights to Amsterdam); Qatar Airways (2 flights); 2I (1 flight); Air Canada Rouge (1 flight).
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How many gates does Austin Airport (AUS) have?
Austin Airport (AUS) has 40 gates, with about 274 airline departures a day. Delta has the most (12), followed by Southwest (10).
Which airline has the most gates at Austin Airport (AUS)?
Delta, with 12 of the 40 gates at AUS (the airline flying each gate most; regional partners count as their brand).
How many flights a day leave Austin Airport (AUS)?
About 274 airline departures a day (Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026).
How many gates does Delta have at AUS?
12 gates, with about 58 departures and 7,390 seats a day.
How many gates does Southwest have at AUS?
10 gates, with about 116 departures and 19,026 seats a day.
How many gates does American have at AUS?
5 gates, with about 38 departures and 5,883 seats a day.
How many seats leave AUS each day?
About 41,509 seats on 274 airline departures a day (average of 3 full days, Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026).
What is the typical turn time at AUS?
63 minutes at the gate from arrival to departure (median of every turn measured).
Which airline leaves AUS on time most often?
United Airlines: 84% of its departures left the gate less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time, against 65% for all airlines at AUS (3 full days, Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026).
How many aircraft tows happen at AUS?
About 191 tows a week: a plane that arrives at one gate and leaves from another was towed between them. Planes we didn't see arrive aren't counted.