Delta Launches Nonstop Service Between Memphis and Austin

Kim Stevens Air Service, Tennessee, Texas

Delta Air Lines has launched daily nonstop service between Memphis International Airport (MEM) and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS).

Delta is utilizing a 76-seat Embraer 175 aircraft for the route. Tickets are on sale at www.delta.com.

The Austin flight brings Delta’s number of current destinations at MEM to eight, joining Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York (LGA), and Salt Lake City. Delta also recently announced the upcoming launch of a ninth destination, John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, starting September 8.

“We appreciate Delta expanding its service here at MEM and know that passengers will be excited to have nonstop connectivity to Austin,” said Michael Keeney, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners for Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority.

Schedule (subject to change):

Memphis to Austin

  • Departs: 7:25 a.m. (CST)
  • Arrives: 9:19 a.m. (CST)

Austin to Memphis

  • Departs: 7:40 p.m. (CST)
  • Arrives: 9:32 p.m. (CST)

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.