DEN to ELP flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Denver International Airport to El Paso International Airport · 563 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at DEN or ELP right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Denver (DEN) to El Paso (ELP) arrived on time 75% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 0.3% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- Frontier Airlines was the most punctual airline here (80% on time); Southwest Airlines was the least (71%).
- Departures scheduled around 11am did best (85% on time); around 9pm did worst (57%).
- Saturday was the most reliable day to fly (80% on time) and Thursday the least (69%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (59%).
Which airline is most on time from DEN to ELP?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Airlines | 80% | 0.3% | 14 min | 8.7% | 344 |
| United Airlines | 78% | 0.5% | 13 min | 6.0% | 729 |
| Southwest Airlines | 71% | 0.1% | 17 min | 9.1% | 792 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 7am89%27 flights
- 9am82%90 flights
- 10am84%350 flights
- 11am85%416 flights
- 12pm89%27 flights
- 3pm74%91 flights
- 4pm64%74 flights
- 5pm47%45 flights
- 7pm69%210 flights
- 8pm65%356 flights
- 9pm57%76 flights
- 10pm68%62 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday74%0.0% cancelled
- Tuesday77%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday77%0.8% cancelled
- Thursday69%0.0% cancelled
- Friday74%0.7% cancelled
- Saturday80%0.4% cancelled
- Sunday76%0.4% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft59%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)28%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion12%
- Extreme weather2%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)67%
- Extreme weather33%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion0%
- Security0%
DEN to ELP: common questions
- How often are DEN to ELP flights on time?
- 75% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Denver to El Paso cancelled?
- 0.3% of scheduled flights were cancelled (6 of 1,865).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 15 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 56 min behind schedule on average, and 7.8% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at DEN?
- Flights on this route spent 18 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: ELP to DEN — 80% on time
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Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: DEN → ELP, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.