LAS to ELP flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Harry Reid International Airport to El Paso International Airport · 584 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at LAS or ELP right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Las Vegas (LAS) to El Paso (ELP) arrived on time 74% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 0.4% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- Frontier Airlines was the most punctual airline here (78% on time); Southwest Airlines was the least (73%).
- Departures scheduled around 7am did best (93% on time); around 9pm did worst (49%).
- Saturday was the most reliable day to fly (85% on time) and Sunday the least (66%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (65%).
Which airline is most on time from LAS 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 | 78% | 0.7% | 20 min | 8.1% | 276 |
| Southwest Airlines | 73% | 0.4% | 14 min | 6.0% | 1,058 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 7am93%167 flights
- 8am89%230 flights
- 9am86%29 flights
- 10am93%27 flights
- 11am89%18 flights
- 12pm86%22 flights
- 2pm64%126 flights
- 3pm66%102 flights
- 4pm67%141 flights
- 5pm65%110 flights
- 6pm88%33 flights
- 7pm82%79 flights
- 8pm68%76 flights
- 9pm49%128 flights
- 10pm48%33 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday71%0.5% cancelled
- Tuesday76%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday82%0.6% cancelled
- Thursday73%0.5% cancelled
- Friday71%0.0% cancelled
- Saturday85%0.0% cancelled
- Sunday66%1.4% 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 aircraft65%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)26%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion8%
- Extreme weather1%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Air traffic control & airport congestion50%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)33%
- Extreme weather17%
- Security0%
LAS to ELP: common questions
- How often are LAS to ELP flights on time?
- 74% 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 Las Vegas to El Paso cancelled?
- 0.4% of scheduled flights were cancelled (6 of 1,334).
- 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 54 min behind schedule on average, and 6.4% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at LAS?
- Flights on this route spent 16 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: ELP to LAS — 81% 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: LAS → ELP, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.