Flights Denver → El Paso
DEN → ELP
How long is the flight from Denver to El Paso?
The flight from Denver (DEN) to El Paso (ELP) takes 1h 26m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to El Paso has a 79% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 11.7 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the past year, there have been 439 total flights on this route, connecting passengers from Denver International Airport, which opened in 1989, to El Paso, a city that sees nearly 3.67 million passengers annually at its airport.
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 Denver (DEN) → El Paso (ELP) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1163 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.43%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24/100 (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 Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to El Paso: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to El Paso (ELP) heads south for about 908 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 26m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of DEN-ELP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into El Paso it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,163 tracked DEN-ELP flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.4% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-ELP
The flight from Denver (DEN) to El Paso (ELP) takes 1h 26m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Denver (DEN) -> El Paso (ELP) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 1163 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-El Paso is 0.43% across 1163 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
