Historical on-time performance
El Paso to Houston
677 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ELP–HOU arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,053 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.6%Flights1,053
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security2%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather17%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- 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 → HOU
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 · 1,175 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 15 min · 903 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 25 min · 182 flights · limited
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 895 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 87% on time.
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 466 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 432 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 434 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 20 min · 453 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 453 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 20 min · 460 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 20 min · 457 flights
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