El Paso to Denver

What the Data Says About ELP to DEN

The El Paso to Denver corridor (ELP → DEN) covers roughly 563 miles and is served by 23 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 8,632 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 81.5% on-time rate with an average delay of 80.4 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 3,631 flights were recorded on this pairing — 25 cancelled (0.7%) and 8 diverted (0.2%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 23 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 8,632 total flights analyzed, the 81.5% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 80.4-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Sep 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 95% on-time, while Jul 2025 came in at 66% on-time — a 28-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the ELP to DEN route, the combination of a 81.5% on-time rate, 80.4-minute average delay, 0.7% recent cancellation rate, and 23 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.