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Route Reliability

Denver → El Paso

DENELP · 563 miles · Denver International Airport to El Paso International Airport

82
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
1,836
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Frontier Airlines83%333 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines78%729 flights
  3. 3.Southwest Airlines72%774 flights

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

DEN–ELP flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 54% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

DEN–ELP flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Mondays. On Thursdays: 72%.

Frontier Airlines runs this route best.

Frontier Airlines arrived on time 83% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 72%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(275 flights)
  • Tue75%(239 flights)
  • Wed80%(249 flights)
  • Thu72%(273 flights)
  • Fri74%(271 flights)
  • Sat80%(245 flights)
  • Sun75%(275 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM79%(14 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(929 flights)
  • 12–3 PM94%(53 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(122 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(495 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM54%(214 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 63% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%160
July 202563%163
August 202575%148
September 202581%140
October 202575%160
November 202582%151
December 202574%163
January 202685%151
February 202684%139
March 202678%152
April 202685%145
May 202675%155

Based on 1,836 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.