Historical on-time performance
Las Vegas to El Paso
583 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAS–ELP arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,054 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.5%Flights1,054
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft56%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather20%
- Air traffic (NAS)60%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). 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 LAS → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,266 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 421 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 50 min · 639 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 55 min · 1,067 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 60 min · 682 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 516 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 505 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 485 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 630 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 636 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 45 min · 635 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 55 min · 668 flights
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