Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to El Paso
551 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–ELP arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate64%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.9%of scheduled flights
based on 2,690 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.9%Flights616
- American AirlinesOn-time60%Medianon timep9090 minCancel3.2%Flights2,074
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft55%
- 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 DFW → ELP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,340 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,953 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 75 min · 1,791 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 80 min · 1,308 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 85 min · 1,911 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 73% on time.
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,143 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 50 min · 1,163 flights
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,137 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,212 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,208 flights
- Mondays66% on time · p90 70 min · 1,213 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 80 min · 1,227 flights
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