Historical on-time performance
El Paso to Los Angeles
714 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ELP–LAX 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)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,241 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.5%Flights758
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.2%Flights483
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline56%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather60%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 → LAX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 75% to 91% on time.
- Middays91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,380 flights
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,144 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,055 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 352 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 541 flights
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 20 min · 577 flights
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 546 flights
- Fridays86% on time · p90 25 min · 598 flights
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 591 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 25 min · 584 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 30 min · 579 flights
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