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

The nonstop is quickest: Alaska ELP → SEA (3h 46m), on time 3 times in 4. American via Phoenix (5h 47m) is more reliable, 84%, but takes 2h 01m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Alaska	ELP	SEA	3h 46m	76%	3.1%	354	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ELP 05:20 → AUS 07:55WN 1791	3h 24m Austin	AUS 11:19 → SEA 13:54DL 1684	9h 34m	100%	94%
American + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ELP 06:01 → LAX 07:14AA 4910 · flown by SkyWest	2h 26m Los Angeles	LAX 09:40 → SEA 12:30DL 1714	7h 33m	97%	89%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ELP 07:08 → LAX 08:12WN 4582	3h 31m Los Angeles	LAX 11:43 → SEA 14:36UA 325	8h 28m	100%	89%
Southwest + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	ELP 06:05 → LAS 06:50WN 3958	3h 38m Las Vegas	LAS 10:28 → SEA 13:14AS 629	8h 09m	100%	89%
American + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ELP 05:49 → PHX 06:15AA 3882 · flown by Envoy	3h 05m Phoenix	PHX 09:20 → SEA 12:35DL 2374	7h 46m	98%	87%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ELP 06:49 → ORD 11:10AA 3872 · flown by Envoy	2h 20m Chicago	ORD 13:30 → SEA 16:09UA 1660	10h 20m	99%	85%
Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	ELP 11:25 → PHX 11:45WN 1201	2h 50m Phoenix	PHX 14:35 → SEA 17:44AA 4035 · flown by Envoy	7h 19m	100%	83%
American + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	ELP 06:00 → PHX 06:35AA 6217 · flown by SkyWest	2h 35m Phoenix	PHX 09:10 → SEA 12:17AS 637	7h 17m	96%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	ELP 21:30 → PHX 21:50WN 614	55m Phoenix	PHX 22:45 → SEA 01:42 +1WN 3429	5h 13m	57%	30%
American Details →	ELP 16:19 → DFW 19:15AA 1802	58m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:13 → SEA 22:26AA 2003	7h 07m	41%	20%
Southwest Details →	ELP 16:30 → DEN 18:20WN 1798	1h 30m Denver	DEN 19:50 → SEA 21:50WN 1716	6h 20m	60%	19%

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

PHX · 1h 05m · leaves 05:49 2%

IAH · 1h 14m · leaves 05:45 4%

LAS · 50m · leaves 06:05 14%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 58m · leaves 16:19 59%

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