Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to El Paso
1,282 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–ELP arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 715 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.0%Flights715
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline54%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft18%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ATL → ELP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 84% on time.
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,049 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 45 min · 936 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 45 min · 127 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 300 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 311 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 30 min · 311 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 291 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 309 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 35 min · 285 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 306 flights
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