Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to El Paso
714 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAX–ELP arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,199 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.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time88%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.2%Flights805
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.3%Flights394
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline51%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly LAX → 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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 10 min · 1,296 flights
- Overnights87% on time · p90 20 min · 207 flights
- Afternoons85% on time · p90 25 min · 881 flights
- Evenings85% on time · p90 25 min · 917 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 798 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 85% to 90% on time.
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 583 flights
- Wednesdays90% on time · p90 15 min · 585 flights
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 573 flights
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 588 flights
- Fridays86% on time · p90 20 min · 595 flights
- Sundays85% on time · p90 25 min · 585 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 20 min · 590 flights
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