Route Reliability
Chicago → El Paso
ORD–ELP · 1,236 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- 71%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 9 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.8%
- Cancelled
- 727
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines73%358 flights
- 2.American Airlines70%369 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
ORD–ELP flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 61% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
ORD–ELP flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 66%.
United Airlines has a slight edge here.
United Airlines arrived on time 73% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 70%.
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
- Mon75%(103 flights)
- Tue77%(104 flights)
- Wed71%(105 flights)
- Thu69%(102 flights)
- Fri66%(98 flights)
- Sat75%(99 flights)
- Sun66%(101 flights)
- 6–9 AM93%(45 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM83%(95 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(2 flights)
- 3–6 PM82%(27 flights)
- 6–9 PM68%(432 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM61%(111 flights)
Jun 58% → May 69% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 58% | 64 |
| July 2025 | 60% | 57 |
| August 2025 | 76% | 58 |
| September 2025 | 78% | 60 |
| October 2025 | 73% | 62 |
| November 2025 | 77% | 57 |
| December 2025 | 63% | 57 |
| January 2026 | 67% | 60 |
| February 2026 | 84% | 56 |
| March 2026 | 87% | 62 |
| April 2026 | 65% | 57 |
| May 2026 | 69% | 62 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 727 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.