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

No clear winner: Southwest’s HOU → ELP flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Southwest	HOU	ELP	2h 05m	79%	0.3%	1,045	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	HOU 06:20 → PHX 06:55WN 2062	55m Phoenix	PHX 07:50 → ELP 10:05WN 3889	4h 45m	90%	86%
Southwest Details →	HOU 05:30 → DEN 06:55WN 1970	2h 03m Denver	DEN 08:58 → ELP 10:50WN 1201	6h 18m	100%	80%
American Details →	HOU 09:30 → DFW 10:59AA 3573 · flown by Envoy	1h 21m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 12:20 → ELP 13:08AA 3506 · flown by Envoy	4h 38m	88%	78%
Southwest Details →	HOU 07:00 → DAL 08:10WN 4	2h 50m Dallas	DAL 11:00 → ELP 11:40WN 1310	5h 40m	100%	77%
American Details →	HOU 06:03 → DFW 07:30AA 3395 · flown by Envoy	3h 19m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 10:49 → ELP 11:40AA 4078 · flown by Envoy	6h 37m	95%	76%
Southwest Details →	HOU 09:30 → DAL 10:35WN 14	3h 17m Dallas	DAL 13:52 → ELP 14:32WN 4396	6h 02m	98%	70%
American Details →	HOU 06:03 → DFW 07:29AA 5492 · flown by PSA	1h 01m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 08:30 → ELP 09:19AA 1801	4h 16m	86%	67%
Southwest Details →	HOU 13:30 → DAL 14:40WN 30	3h 40m Dallas	DAL 18:20 → ELP 19:05WN 1312	6h 35m	99%	65%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	HOU 17:55 → DEN 19:40WN 1974	1h 15m Denver	DEN 20:55 → ELP 22:50WN 1319	5h 50m	39%	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 · 55m · leaves 06:20 10%

DFW · 1h 00m · leaves 06:03 12%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 09m · leaves 20:23 18%

DAL · 1h 10m · leaves 16:00 22%

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 1971 HOU 08:15 → DEN United UA 792 DEN 11:45 → ELP Connection details →	2h 00m	6h 20m	95%	79%
Southwest WN 1972 HOU 10:20 → DEN Frontier F9 2261 DEN 15:22 → ELP Connection details →	3h 32m	7h 56m	98%	78%
Southwest WN 2062 HOU 06:20 → PHX American AA 4978 PHX 08:45 → ELP Connection details →	1h 50m	6h 01m	93%	74%

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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