Historical on-time performance
Denver to El Paso
563 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–ELP arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,549 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.0%Flights61
- United AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.3%Flights652
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.3%Flights776
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.7%Flights60
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft66%
- 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 DEN → 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 60% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 15 min · 864 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 35 min · 1,796 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 50 min · 573 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 60 min · 1,655 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 85 min · 393 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 79% on time.
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 639 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 758 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 682 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 740 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 50 min · 836 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 833 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 793 flights
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