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

Take the nonstop: Southwest ELP → MDW (2h 55m) reaches Chicago on time 82% of the time; the most reliable connection, Southwest via Austin (5h 50m), 16%.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	ELP	MDW	2h 55m	82%	0.9%	211	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	ELP 05:20 → AUS 07:55WN 1791	2h 30m Austin	AUS 10:25 → MDW 12:55WN 4077	6h 35m	100%	88%
Southwest Details →	ELP 05:15 → DEN 07:00WN 3706	3h 00m Denver	DEN 10:00 → MDW 13:25WN 755	7h 10m	100%	87%
Southwest Details →	ELP 19:45 → LAS 20:30WN 1808	3h 25m Las Vegas	LAS 23:55 → MDW 05:25 +1WN 2276	8h 40m	96%	81%
Southwest Details →	ELP 05:00 → DAL 07:50WN 4458	2h 15m Dallas	DAL 10:05 → MDW 12:20WN 1357	6h 20m	100%	81%
Southwest Details →	ELP 06:05 → LAS 06:50WN 3958	1h 30m Las Vegas	LAS 08:20 → MDW 13:55WN 2271	6h 50m	98%	74%
Southwest Details →	ELP 19:50 → SAN 20:40WN 1823	2h 00m San Diego	SAN 22:40 → MDW 04:40 +1WN 257	7h 50m	77%	71%
Delta Details →	ELP 14:25 → ATL 19:38DL 1002	1h 37m Atlanta	ATL 21:15 → MDW 22:17DL 1076	6h 52m	92%	68%
Southwest Details →	ELP 07:20 → DAL 10:05WN 4741	4h 00m Dallas	DAL 14:05 → MDW 16:20WN 1358	8h 00m	100%	57%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	ELP 18:15 → DAL 21:05WN 1795	1h 17m Dallas	DAL 22:22 → MDW 01:00 +1WN 1359	5h 22m	72%	23%
Southwest Details →	ELP 16:40 → HOU 19:40WN 3320	1h 05m Houston	HOU 20:45 → MDW 23:10WN 2044	5h 30m	58%	21%

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.

Afternoon and evening

HOU · 1h 05m · leaves 16:40 42%

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