Historical on-time performance
El Paso to Chicago
1,236 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ELP–ORD arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 445 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Envoy AirOn-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.4%Flights273
- Republic AirwaysOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights31
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9030 minCancel3.5%Flights141
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)32%
- Late aircraft27%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ELP → ORD
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 71% to 82% on time.
- Middays82% on time · p90 35 min · 1,291 flights
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 544 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 40 min · 59 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 85% on time.
- Mondays85% on time · p90 25 min · 274 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 265 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 275 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 40 min · 265 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 25 min · 271 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 274 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 270 flights
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