Historical on-time performance
Houston to El Paso
677 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–ELP arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,052 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.4%Flights1,052
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft63%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline25%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 4 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 HOU → ELP
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 1,094 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 40 min · 113 flights · limited
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 40 min · 796 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 50 min · 1,063 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 422 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 20 min · 423 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 463 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 40 min · 457 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 453 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 453 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 467 flights
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