Flights Dallas → El Paso
DAL → ELP
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 Dallas (DAL) → El Paso (ELP) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 425 flights monitored in recent months, 68% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.47%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 8.8/100 (low), 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 Dallas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 5 min | 0.9% |
Airlines operating DAL-ELP
Frequently asked questions about DAL-ELP
On the Dallas (DAL) -> El Paso (ELP) route, on-time performance is 68% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 425 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-El Paso is 0.47% across 425 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest 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.
