Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to El Paso
551 miData through May 2026Source: 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 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.2%of scheduled flights
based on 2,466 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.3%Flights598
- American AirlinesOn-time59%Medianon timep9085 minCancel3.8%Flights1,868
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline6%
- Weather87%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 79 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 DFW → 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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,344 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 45 min · 2,041 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 75 min · 1,784 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 85 min · 1,308 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 85 min · 1,983 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 72% on time.
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,169 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,176 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 60 min · 1,233 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 60 min · 1,239 flights
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 65 min · 1,165 flights
- Mondays66% on time · p90 75 min · 1,230 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 80 min · 1,248 flights
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