IAH to ELP flight delays
Houston, TX (IAH) El Paso, TX (ELP) · 667 miles
355 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
82.34%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.13%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
81 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
15 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In March it ran 28.8 points more punctual than in September — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 81 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
The route has been getting better. The later months in the record run 14.8 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
Only SkyWest Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, SkyWest Airlines arrived on time most often on IAH to ELP. Flights ran closest to schedule in May and worst in June.
Every airline on IAH to ELP
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 320 | 81.33% | 1.25% | 79 min | C |
| United Airlines | 35 | 91.43% | 0% | 109 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
ELP to IAH El Paso back to Houston 81.38% on time BOther routes from Houston
Common questions
Are flights from Houston to El Paso usually delayed?
82.34% of flights on the IAH to ELP route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Houston to El Paso?
Only SkyWest Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 320 flights and 81.33% arriving on time.
How often are IAH to ELP flights cancelled?
1.13% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 11 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Houston to El Paso?
March, when 95.5% of flights arrived on time. The worst was September at 66.7%.
When IAH to ELP flights are late, how late are they?
About 81 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on IAH to ELP during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →