From Houston, Austin is a thirty-minute flight to the state capital, the University of Texas and the Hill Country. Business jets on this route leave from Hobby and from Sugar Land; Bush Intercontinental also works for The Woodlands. Austin-Bergstrom is southeast of downtown and close to Circuit of the Americas, so on race weekend in October and during South by Southwest in March it gets crowded. For a lake house or a ranch west of the city, tell us the address: the airport plan starts from there.
| Airport | IATA / ICAO | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Hobby | HOU / KHOU | departure · 238 km to AUS | Close-in Houston airport southeast of downtown; mixed traffic with a large business-aviation side, convenient for downtown, the Medical Center and Galveston. |
| Sugar Land Regional | SGR / KSGR | departure · 204 km to AUS | Business-aviation airport southwest of Houston with no scheduled airline service; suits Sugar Land and Fort Bend County. Runway 17/35, 2,438 m. |
| Houston George Bush Intercontinental | IAH / KIAH | departure · 225 km to AUS | Houston's main airline hub, north of the city; suits The Woodlands and north Houston, or an onward international airline connection. |
| Austin-Bergstrom International | AUS / KAUS | arrival | Austin's main airport southeast of downtown; mixed traffic with private terminals, the usual jet airport for the city and the Hill Country. |
Source: OurAirports, great-circle.
| Class | Example (published range) | Verdict for 238 km |
|---|---|---|
| Light jet | Phenom 300 (3,650 km) | Non-stop |
| Midsize jet | Citation XLS+ (3,889 km) | Non-stop |
| Ultra-long-range jet | Global 6000, Falcon 8X, Gulfstream G650 (11,112 km) | Non-stop |
Rule: non-stop needs 15% range margin. The flight time on this page, 30 min, is the median for business jets of all classes in a Flightradar24 sample, 15 September to 13 October 2026.
6-8 passengers, 5,000 km of published range: 21.0 times this route.
See the aircraft ›6-8 passengers, 3,650 km of published range: 15.3 times this route.
See the aircraft ›The Citation Latitude was seen on this route in a Flightradar24 sample, 15 September to 13 October 2026, among flights with both airports recorded; the Phenom 300 and Learjet 60 were seen in the same sample flying the opposite way, Austin to Houston. Seats and range as published in the aircraft guide on this site.
From $8,500 one way, whole aircraft, on a very light jet. That is the lowest figure we found published by a charter broker for this route: a market reference, not our quote. Every quote we send is in US dollars, for the whole aircraft, and the price includes our service fee.
| When | What happens | Our advice |
|---|---|---|
| October | Formula 1 weekend at Circuit of the Americas and the Austin City Limits festival. | Book well ahead; parking at Austin-Bergstrom is in demand. |
| January to late May or early June, odd-numbered years | The Texas Legislature is in session at the Capitol. | Day trips work well; send both legs together. |
Your dates and group size for Austin.