Historical on-time performance
San Diego to El Paso
636 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAN–ELP arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 274 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.0%Flights274
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft63%
- 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 SAN → 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 78% to 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 172 flights · limited
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 30 min · 198 flights · limited
- Middays78% on time · p90 30 min · 593 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 137 flights · limited
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 40 min · 135 flights · limited
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 153 flights · limited
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 131 flights · limited
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 146 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 145 flights · limited
- Sundays69% on time · p90 40 min · 155 flights · limited
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