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

No clear winner: Delta’s ELP → ATL flights land within a few points of 9 in 10 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	ELP	ATL	3h 13m	89%	2.1%	724	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Atlanta on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Atlanta is 2 h ahead of El Paso). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ELP 05:20 → AUS 07:55WN 1791	2h 40m Austin	AUS 10:35 → ATL 13:52DL 2976	6h 32m	97%	87%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ELP 07:08 → LAX 08:12WN 4582	2h 53m Los Angeles	LAX 11:05 → ATL 18:32DL 528	9h 24m	100%	86%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ELP 05:15 → DEN 07:00WN 3706	2h 40m Denver	DEN 09:40 → ATL 14:35DL 2235	7h 21m	100%	85%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ELP 05:00 → DAL 07:50WN 4458	2h 19m Dallas	DAL 10:09 → ATL 13:20DL 441	6h 19m	100%	82%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ELP 06:05 → LAS 06:50WN 3958	3h 51m Las Vegas	LAS 10:41 → ATL 17:45DL 777	9h 36m	100%	81%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ELP 06:35 → PHX 06:55WN 4224	3h 26m Phoenix	PHX 10:21 → ATL 17:00DL 348	8h 25m	100%	81%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ELP 06:00 → SAT 08:30WN 1826	2h 17m San Antonio	SAT 10:47 → ATL 14:11DL 1676	6h 11m	98%	80%
Southwest Details →	ELP 19:45 → LAS 20:30WN 1808	2h 20m Las Vegas	LAS 22:50 → ATL 05:45 +1WN 2179	8h 00m	95%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ELP 16:19 → DFW 19:15AA 1802	1h 55m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:10 → ATL 00:19 +1AA 2749	6h 00m	67%	32%
American Details →	ELP 12:11 → DFW 15:05AA 4078 · flown by Envoy	55m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 16:00 → ATL 19:11AA 1379	5h 00m	74%	23%

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

HOU · 1h 05m · leaves 05:45 4%

DEN · 1h 07m · leaves 07:00 7%

DFW · 58m · leaves 07:05 13%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 10m · leaves 14:32 17%

DFW · 55m · leaves 12:11 26%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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