Historical on-time performance
Houston to El Paso
677 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–ELP arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%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-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.5%Flights1,053
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft59%
- Security1%
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 HOU → ELP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 1,095 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 179 flights · limited
- Evenings83% on time · p90 35 min · 116 flights · limited
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 40 min · 692 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 55 min · 1,062 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 434 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 439 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 433 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 459 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 453 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 35 min · 457 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 45 min · 469 flights
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