Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: Southwest’s AUS → ELP flights land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Southwest	AUS	ELP	1h 40m	75%	0.3%	1,042	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach El Paso on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (El Paso is 1 h behind Austin). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	AUS 06:40 → PHX 07:00WN 374	50m Phoenix	PHX 07:50 → ELP 10:05WN 3889	4h 25m	93%	88%
American Details →	AUS 08:40 → DFW 09:58AA 3401 · flown by Envoy	2h 22m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 12:20 → ELP 13:08AA 3506 · flown by Envoy	5h 28m	99%	88%
Southwest Details →	AUS 05:50 → LAS 06:35WN 321	1h 00m Las Vegas	LAS 07:35 → ELP 10:20WN 3163	5h 30m	97%	87%
United Details →	AUS 07:10 → IAH 08:13UA 2393	2h 36m Houston	IAH 10:49 → ELP 11:51UA 6309 · flown by Mesa	5h 41m	98%	83%
United Details →	AUS 12:15 → IAH 13:20UA 1747	3h 38m Houston	IAH 16:58 → ELP 18:02UA 3983 · flown by Mesa	6h 47m	98%	83%
United Details →	AUS 08:30 → DEN 09:49UA 595	1h 56m Denver	DEN 11:45 → ELP 13:35UA 792	6h 05m	98%	80%
Southwest Details →	AUS 05:45 → DEN 07:00WN 282	1h 58m Denver	DEN 08:58 → ELP 10:50WN 1201	6h 03m	100%	80%
American Details →	AUS 06:16 → PHX 06:40AA 455	2h 05m Phoenix	PHX 08:45 → ELP 11:21AA 4978 · flown by SkyWest	6h 05m	95%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	AUS 18:04 → IAH 19:10UA 1326	47m Houston	IAH 19:57 → ELP 21:01UA 4009 · flown by Mesa	3h 57m	44%	35%
American Details →	AUS 17:52 → DFW 19:15AA 6410 · flown by SkyWest	55m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:10 → ELP 20:55AA 841	4h 03m	54%	23%
American Details →	AUS 12:40 → DFW 13:54AA 1402	55m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 14:49 → ELP 15:34AA 1802	3h 54m	29%	11%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

LAS · 1h 00m · leaves 05:50 3%

PHX · 50m · leaves 06:40 7%

DFW · 1h 11m · leaves 06:00 7%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 47m · leaves 18:04 56%

LAS · 1h 05m · leaves 15:50 58%

DEN · 50m · leaves 18:35 68%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Delta DL 3876 AUS 07:24 → DEN United UA 792 DEN 11:45 → ELP Connection details →	2h 50m	7h 11m	97%	80%
United UA 361 AUS 05:39 → DEN Southwest WN 1201 DEN 08:58 → ELP Connection details →	2h 00m	6h 09m	99%	79%
Southwest WN 374 AUS 06:40 → PHX American AA 4978 PHX 08:45 → ELP Connection details →	1h 45m	5h 41m	96%	77%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON