ELP to PHX flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from El Paso International Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · 347 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at ELP or PHX right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from El Paso (ELP) to Phoenix (PHX) arrived on time 81% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 0.8% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- Envoy Air was the most punctual airline here (85% on time); Southwest Airlines was the least (78%).
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (94% on time); around 8pm did worst (52%).
- Saturday was the most reliable day to fly (85% on time) and Monday the least (78%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (42%).
Which airline is most on time from ELP to PHX?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy AirRegional airline operating American Eagle flights. | 85% | 0.6% | 10 min | 4.6% | 332 |
| SkyWest AirlinesRegional airline operating flights for United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle and Alaska. | 84% | 0.9% | 18 min | 7.5% | 811 |
| American Airlines | 81% | 0.0% | 15 min | 8.3% | 144 |
| Southwest Airlines | 78% | 0.8% | 12 min | 4.8% | 1,219 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am98%40 flights
- 6am94%411 flights
- 7am91%116 flights
- 8am86%195 flights
- 9am90%30 flights
- 10am85%84 flights
- 11am86%242 flights
- 12pm89%231 flights
- 1pm78%50 flights
- 2pm75%57 flights
- 3pm83%328 flights
- 4pm53%85 flights
- 5pm52%56 flights
- 6pm74%216 flights
- 7pm73%195 flights
- 8pm52%107 flights
- 9pm61%63 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday78%0.5% cancelled
- Tuesday85%0.9% cancelled
- Wednesday85%1.5% cancelled
- Thursday78%0.0% cancelled
- Friday80%0.8% cancelled
- Saturday85%0.7% cancelled
- Sunday80%1.1% 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 aircraft42%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)37%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion15%
- Extreme weather5%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather53%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion32%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)16%
- Security0%
ELP to PHX: common questions
- How often are ELP to PHX flights on time?
- 81% 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 El Paso to Phoenix cancelled?
- 0.8% of scheduled flights were cancelled (19 of 2,506).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 14 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 68 min behind schedule on average, and 5.8% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at ELP?
- Flights on this route spent 17 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: PHX to ELP — 77% 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: ELP → PHX, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.