Historical on-time performance
El Paso to Austin
528 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ELP–AUS arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,012 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.4%Flights1,012
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline16%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft68%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather75%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 4 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 ELP → AUS
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 — 95% on time.
- Mornings95% on time · p90 5 min · 1,327 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,090 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 25 min · 354 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 55 min · 713 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 530 flights
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 360 flights
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 530 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 20 min · 545 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 25 min · 546 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 543 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 30 min · 523 flights
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