Route · IAH → ELP · 2020–2025 BTS data
Houston to El Paso
The IAH–ELP corridor (Houston, TX → El Paso, TX) runs ahead of the national average, served by 10 carriers across roughly 667 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 84.5%
- On-time
- +5.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 84 min
- Delay when late
- 3,515
- Flights
Cancelled
2.9%
Best Month
Sep 2022 93%
Worst Month
Aug 2021 66%
Distance
667 mi
Carriers
10
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2024 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2024 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2024 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2022 | 79 | 12 | 0 | 0 | YV,OO |
| Nov 2022 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA,YV |
| Oct 2022 | 105 | 11 | 0 | 0 | YV |
| Sep 2022 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 1 | YV |
| Aug 2022 | 93 | 13 | 4 | 0 | YV |
| Jul 2022 | 62 | 15 | 0 | 0 | YV |
| Jun 2022 | 87 | 14 | 0 | 0 | OO,YV |
| May 2022 | 150 | 20 | 1 | 0 | OO,YV |
| Apr 2022 | 118 | 10 | 2 | 0 | OO,YV |
| Mar 2022 | 93 | 19 | 0 | 0 | OO,YV |
| Feb 2022 | 68 | 16 | 1 | 0 | YV,OO |
| Jan 2022 | 109 | 23 | 20 | 0 | OO,YV |
| Dec 2021 | 93 | 22 | 5 | 0 | OO,YV |
| Nov 2021 | 115 | 21 | 7 | 0 | YV,OO |
| Oct 2021 | 64 | 16 | 3 | 0 | OO,YV |
| Sep 2021 | 60 | 15 | 1 | 0 | YV |
| Aug 2021 | 62 | 21 | 2 | 0 | YV |
Cancellation Rate
2.9%
50 of 1,727 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 1,727 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
IAH - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
Origin airport →ELP - El Paso
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for El Paso, TX.
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What the Data Says About IAH to ELP
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Houston to El Paso (IAH to ELP) running a 84.5% on-time rate over 3,515 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 84.0 minutes. The 667-mile corridor is served by 10 carriers, and over the last 24 months 2.9% of 1,727 flights were cancelled, 0.1% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Sep 2022 posted the strongest performance at 93% on-time, while Aug 2021 came in at just 66% - a 27-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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