Historical on-time performance
El Paso to Denver
563 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ELP–DEN arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,594 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.1%Flights92
- United AirlinesbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.6%Flights668
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.0%Flights773
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time56%Median5 minp90115 minCancel1.6%Flights61
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)32%
- Late aircraft33%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 6 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 → DEN
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 5 min · 1,913 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 768 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 60 min · 980 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,513 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 80 min · 108 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 684 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 655 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 35 min · 820 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 45 min · 718 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 45 min · 775 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 50 min · 828 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 802 flights
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