El Paso to Dallas/Fort Worth

What the Data Says About ELP to DFW

The El Paso to Dallas/Fort Worth corridor (ELP → DFW) covers roughly 551 miles and is served by 22 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 16,187 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 80.5% on-time rate with an average delay of 94.4 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 5,798 flights were recorded on this pairing — 136 cancelled (2.3%) and 24 diverted (0.4%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 22 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 16,187 total flights analyzed, the 80.5% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 94.4-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, Oct 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 89% on-time, while Jun 2024 came in at 67% on-time — a 22-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the ELP to DFW route, the combination of a 80.5% on-time rate, 94.4-minute average delay, 2.3% recent cancellation rate, and 22 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.