Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → El Paso
DFW → ELP
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to El Paso?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to El Paso (ELP) takes 1h 21m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to El Paso operates with an average on-time performance rate of 65%, experiencing a mean delay of 23.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 602 flights are conducted using Airbus A319 aircraft, serving a destination airport that accommodates 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → El Paso (ELP) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1537 flights monitored in recent months, 66% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 25 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.76%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.1/100 (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 Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to El Paso: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to El Paso (ELP) heads west for about 885 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 21m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 39% of DFW-ELP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into El Paso it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,537 tracked DFW-ELP flights, 66% left on time with an average delay of 25 min and a 1.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-ELP
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to El Paso (ELP) takes 1h 21m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> El Paso (ELP) route, on-time performance is 66% with an average delay of 25 minutes, based on 1537 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-El Paso is 1.76% across 1537 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
