Flights Austin → El Paso
AUS → ELP
How long is the flight from Austin to El Paso?
The flight from Austin (AUS) to El Paso (ELP) takes about 1h 29m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Austin to El Paso operates with a Boeing 737-500 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 70%, with an average delay of 14.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 246 flights are conducted along this route, serving the busy destination airport which 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 Austin (AUS) → El Paso (ELP) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 691 flights monitored in recent months, 65% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.58%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At El Paso the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Austin the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to El Paso: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Austin (AUS) to El Paso (ELP) heads west for about 849 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 29m.
Departures from Austin on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of AUS-ELP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Austin the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into El Paso it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 691 tracked AUS-ELP flights, 65% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 0.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about AUS-ELP
The flight from Austin (AUS) to El Paso (ELP) takes about 1h 29m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Austin (AUS) -> El Paso (ELP) route, on-time performance is 65% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 691 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Austin-El Paso is 0.58% across 691 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at El Paso, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
