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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time.

Nonstops


American	ELP	DFW	1h 50m	79%	2.8%	2,532	Flying now
Frontier	ELP	DFW	1h 51m	73%few flights	5.1%	39	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	ELP 05:49 → PHX 06:15AA 3882 · flown by Envoy	1h 15m Phoenix	PHX 07:30 → DFW 12:06AA 1139	5h 17m	98%	89%
American Details →	ELP 06:00 → PHX 06:35AA 6217 · flown by SkyWest	3h 56m Phoenix	PHX 10:31 → DFW 15:10AA 3284	8h 10m	96%	83%
United Details →	ELP 05:45 → IAH 08:46UA 6303 · flown by Mesa	3h 19m Houston	IAH 12:05 → DFW 13:34UA 4024 · flown by Mesa	6h 49m	99%	79%
United Details →	ELP 07:00 → DEN 08:53UA 724	47m Denver	DEN 09:40 → DFW 12:48UA 355	4h 48m	84%	78%
United Details →	ELP 08:00 → IAH 11:07UA 3994 · flown by Mesa	3h 39m Houston	IAH 14:46 → DFW 16:16UA 1388	7h 16m	97%	73%
Delta Details →	ELP 14:25 → ATL 19:38DL 1002	3h 16m Atlanta	ATL 22:54 → DFW 00:19 +1DL 818	8h 48m	97%	73%
Frontier Details →	ELP 20:12 → LAS 21:08F9 3449	3h 51m Las Vegas	LAS 00:59 → DFW 05:43 +1F9 1650	8h 31m	98%	72%
Delta Details →	ELP 06:00 → ATL 11:05DL 1741	3h 20m Atlanta	ATL 14:25 → DFW 15:46DL 921	8h 46m	99%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	ELP 19:16 → SEA 21:59AS 2191 · flown by Horizon	1h 04m Seattle	SEA 23:03 → DFW 05:02 +1AS 542	8h 46m	56%	38%
United Details →	ELP 16:00 → IAH 19:10UA 4339 · flown by CommuteAir	49m Houston	IAH 19:59 → DFW 21:25UA 1949	4h 25m	53%	38%
American Details →	ELP 19:07 → PHX 19:34AA 2423	47m Phoenix	PHX 20:21 → DFW 00:48 +1AA 2603	4h 41m	54%	30%

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 15m · leaves 05:49 2%

LAX · 46m · leaves 06:01 11%

ORD · 49m · leaves 06:49 11%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 50m · leaves 14:02 21%

SEA · 1h 04m · leaves 19:16 44%

PHX · 47m · leaves 19:07 46%

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.


Southwest WN 3706 ELP 05:15 → DEN United UA 355 DEN 09:40 → DFW Connection details →	2h 40m	6h 33m	100%	94%
Southwest WN 4224 ELP 06:35 → PHX American AA 3284 PHX 10:31 → DFW Connection details →	3h 36m	7h 35m	100%	84%
Southwest WN 3958 ELP 06:05 → LAS American AA 1584 LAS 10:11 → DFW Connection details →	3h 21m	8h 03m	100%	84%

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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