Flights Atlanta → El Paso
ATL → ELP
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to El Paso operates with an average on-time performance of 83%, experiencing a mean delay of 6.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 178 flights using McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 3.67 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Atlanta (ATL) → El Paso (ELP) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 231 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.16%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At El Paso the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to El Paso: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to El Paso (ELP) heads west for about 2,059 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 60m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 52% of ATL-ELP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into El Paso it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 231 tracked ATL-ELP flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 2.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-ELP
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> El Paso (ELP) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 231 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-El Paso is 2.16% across 231 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
