Historical on-time performance
El Paso to Atlanta
1,282 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ELP–ATL arrive on time 87% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate87%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 715 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.0%Flights715
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline54%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ELP → ATL
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 5 min · 1,079 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 917 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 40 min · 117 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 90% on time.
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 291 flights
- Wednesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 295 flights
- Thursdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 311 flights
- Fridays87% on time · p90 15 min · 311 flights
- Mondays86% on time · p90 20 min · 314 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 290 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 25 min · 301 flights
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