Flights El Paso → Phoenix
ELP → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from El Paso to Phoenix operates with a high level of punctuality, with 80% of the 624 total flights arriving on time. The average delay for this route is 12.3 minutes, and it primarily uses Canadair Regional Jet 900 and Boeing 737-500 aircraft to serve Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which sees over 44 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 El Paso (ELP) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 832 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.72%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from El Paso the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from El Paso (ELP) to Phoenix (PHX) heads west for about 557 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 7m.
Departures from El Paso on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of ELP-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing El Paso the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 832 tracked ELP-PHX flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 0.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ELP-PHX
On the El Paso (ELP) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 832 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on El Paso-Phoenix is 0.72% across 832 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
