Las Vegas to El Paso

What the Data Says About LAS to ELP

The Las Vegas to El Paso corridor (LAS → ELP) covers roughly 583 miles and is served by 9 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 6,377 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 76.9% on-time rate with an average delay of 61.0 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 2,730 flights were recorded on this pairing — 15 cancelled (0.5%) and 4 diverted (0.1%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 9 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 6,377 total flights analyzed, the 76.9% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 61.0-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 Jul 2024 came in at 61% on-time — a 28-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the LAS to ELP route, the combination of a 76.9% on-time rate, 61.0-minute average delay, 0.5% recent cancellation rate, and 9 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.