Historical on-time performance
Austin to El Paso
528 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AUS–ELP arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,010 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.1%Flights1,010
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Late aircraft70%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly AUS → ELP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 66% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 557 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 961 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 1,001 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 50 min · 374 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 65 min · 1,124 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 607 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 607 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 390 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 581 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 618 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 609 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 40 min · 605 flights
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