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 82% on time.

Nonstops


American	ELP	PHX	1h 30m	84%	0.7%	1,287	Flying now
Southwest	ELP	PHX	1h 25m	79%	0.8%	1,219	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	ELP 05:15 → DEN 07:00WN 3706	1h 40m Denver	DEN 08:40 → PHX 09:35WN 431	5h 20m	100%	89%
American Details →	ELP 06:01 → LAX 07:14AA 4910 · flown by SkyWest	2h 46m Los Angeles	LAX 10:00 → PHX 11:28AA 1668	6h 27m	98%	89%
Southwest Details →	ELP 06:05 → LAS 06:50WN 3958	1h 05m Las Vegas	LAS 07:55 → PHX 09:15WN 209	4h 10m	95%	86%
Southwest Details →	ELP 05:45 → HOU 08:40WN 4702	3h 20m Houston	HOU 12:00 → PHX 12:40WN 2063	7h 55m	100%	85%
United Details →	ELP 07:00 → DEN 08:53UA 724	2h 32m Denver	DEN 11:25 → PHX 12:25UA 1686	6h 25m	97%	83%
Southwest Details →	ELP 05:20 → AUS 07:55WN 1791	3h 50m Austin	AUS 11:45 → PHX 12:05WN 375	7h 45m	100%	80%
Southwest Details →	ELP 07:20 → DAL 10:05WN 4741	2h 05m Dallas	DAL 12:10 → PHX 12:35WN 1382	6h 15m	98%	78%
Southwest Details →	ELP 06:00 → SAT 08:30WN 1826	2h 30m San Antonio	SAT 11:00 → PHX 11:20WN 3587	6h 20m	100%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ELP 10:04 → DFW 12:54AA 1801	46m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 13:40 → PHX 14:08AA 2113	5h 04m	64%	42%
American Details →	ELP 17:32 → DFW 20:27AA 3504 · flown by Envoy	1h 02m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:29 → PHX 22:06AA 3239	5h 35m	69%	39%
Southwest Details →	ELP 16:30 → DEN 18:20WN 1798	1h 45m Denver	DEN 20:05 → PHX 21:00WN 4447	5h 30m	72%	24%

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

DEN · 1h 00m · leaves 05:15 2%

LAS · 1h 05m · leaves 06:05 5%

IAH · 54m · leaves 05:45 11%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 1h 10m · leaves 12:35 14%

LAS · 55m · leaves 19:45 41%

DFW · 1h 15m · leaves 16:19 52%

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 3958 ELP 06:05 → LAS American AA 2004 LAS 09:56 → PHX Connection details →	3h 06m	6h 03m	100%	92%
American AA 4977 ELP 12:05 → LAX United UA 5457 LAX 16:22 → PHX Connection details →	3h 02m	6h 54m	93%	92%
Southwest WN 3706 ELP 05:15 → DEN Frontier F9 2141 DEN 09:15 → PHX Connection details →	2h 15m	6h 01m	100%	87%

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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