Historical on-time performance
El Paso to San Diego
636 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ELP–SAN 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)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 274 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 minCancel0.7%Flights274
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)34%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ELP → SAN
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 63% to 84% on time.
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 565 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 30 min · 345 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 55 min · 121 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 145 flights · limited
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 139 flights · limited
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 135 flights · limited
- Mondays82% on time · p90 35 min · 154 flights · limited
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 160 flights · limited
- Sundays75% on time · p90 35 min · 162 flights · limited
- Fridays75% on time · p90 45 min · 153 flights · limited
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