Historical on-time performance
El Paso to Dallas
562 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ELP–DAL arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,769 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.2%Flights1,769
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline19%
- Weather71%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 21 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 → DAL
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 on time · 1,981 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,358 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,044 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 55 min · 830 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 776 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 599 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 774 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 30 min · 777 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 30 min · 779 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 778 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 770 flights
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