Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to El Paso
1,282 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–ELP arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.8%of scheduled flights
based on 724 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.8%Flights724
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline58%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft17%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline54%
- Weather38%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security8%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 13 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
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 (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,091 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 45 min · 814 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 40 min · 249 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 312 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 307 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 30 min · 313 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 313 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 294 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 307 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 50 min · 309 flights
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