Historical on-time performance
Chicago to El Paso
1,237 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–ELP arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 152 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights152
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline17%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft50%
- 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 MDW → ELP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 86% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 20 min · 214 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 295 flights
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