Historical on-time performance
Chicago to El Paso
1,236 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–ELP arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 475 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-time59%Median5 minp9090 minCancel3.5%Flights172
- Republic AirwaysOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights31
- Envoy AirOn-time75%Medianon timep9065 minCancel0.7%Flights272
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather23%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft36%
- 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 ORD → ELP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 66% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,017 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 338 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 65 min · 282 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 65 min · 228 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 274 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 266 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 274 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 275 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 30 min · 268 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 268 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 60 min · 267 flights
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