Historical on-time performance
Dallas to El Paso
562 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–ELP arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,768 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.1%Flights1,768
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft60%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather84%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 19 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 DAL → ELP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,026 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,300 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 35 min · 926 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 55 min · 1,060 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 65 min · 959 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 782 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 784 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 601 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 35 min · 777 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 50 min · 779 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 45 min · 770 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 50 min · 778 flights
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