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 78% on time.

Nonstops


American	PHX	ELP	1h 20m	81%	0.7%	1,286	Flying now
Southwest	PHX	ELP	1h 10m	74%	0.6%	1,202	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 ahead of Phoenix). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	PHX 05:10 → DFW 09:45AA 1655	2h 35m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 12:20 → ELP 13:08AA 3506 · flown by Envoy	6h 58m	98%	87%
United Details →	PHX 08:30 → IAH 13:06UA 2812	3h 52m Houston	IAH 16:58 → ELP 18:02UA 3983 · flown by Mesa	8h 32m	97%	82%
United Details →	PHX 06:00 → DEN 08:52UA 337	2h 53m Denver	DEN 11:45 → ELP 13:35UA 792	6h 35m	99%	82%
American Details →	PHX 14:55 → LAX 16:19AA 2368	3h 46m Los Angeles	LAX 20:05 → ELP 23:09AA 4905 · flown by SkyWest	7h 14m	100%	78%
Southwest Details →	PHX 05:15 → DEN 08:00WN 3259	58m Denver	DEN 08:58 → ELP 10:50WN 1201	4h 33m	97%	78%
Frontier Details →	PHX 08:40 → DEN 11:43F9 4768	3h 39m Denver	DEN 15:22 → ELP 17:14F9 2261	7h 36m	98%	77%
United Details →	PHX 06:10 → IAH 10:52UA 1318	3h 28m Houston	IAH 14:20 → ELP 15:25UA 4275 · flown by CommuteAir	8h 15m	100%	77%
United Details →	PHX 12:20 → IAH 17:03UA 1373	2h 54m Houston	IAH 19:57 → ELP 21:01UA 4009 · flown by Mesa	7h 41m	96%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	PHX 17:15 → DFW 21:50AA 3232	1h 09m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 22:59 → ELP 23:46AA 1607	5h 31m	64%	31%
Southwest Details →	PHX 17:10 → DEN 20:00WN 4758	55m Denver	DEN 20:55 → ELP 22:50WN 1319	4h 35m	20%	9%

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 · 58m · leaves 05:15 3%

IAH · 1h 18m · leaves 06:10 5%

DFW · 1h 04m · leaves 05:10 7%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 09m · leaves 17:15 36%

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 1706 PHX 06:15 → DEN United UA 792 DEN 11:45 → ELP Connection details →	2h 45m	6h 20m	100%	83%
American AA 2710 PHX 08:54 → IAH United UA 3983 IAH 16:58 → ELP Connection details →	3h 22m	8h 08m	97%	81%
Southwest WN 3261 PHX 08:50 → DEN Frontier F9 2261 DEN 15:22 → ELP Connection details →	3h 47m	7h 26m	100%	80%

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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