El Paso to Houston

What the Data Says About ELP to HOU

The El Paso to Houston corridor (ELP → HOU) covers roughly 677 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 5,563 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 86.7% on-time rate with an average delay of 56.4 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 2,099 flights were recorded on this pairing — 17 cancelled (0.8%) and 12 diverted (0.6%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 1 carrier on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 5,563 total flights analyzed, the 86.7% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 56.4-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, Feb 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 95% on-time, while Dec 2024 came in at 79% on-time — a 16-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the ELP to HOU route, the combination of a 86.7% on-time rate, 56.4-minute average delay, 0.8% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.