Flights Las Vegas → El Paso
LAS → ELP
How long is the flight from Las Vegas to El Paso?
The flight from Las Vegas (LAS) to El Paso (ELP) takes 1h 18m 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 Las Vegas to El Paso is operated by a Boeing 737-500 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 72%. Over the course of the year, with a total of 325 flights, the average delay per flight is approximately 12.7 minutes, 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 Las Vegas (LAS) → El Paso (ELP) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 835 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.72%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.3/100 (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 Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to El Paso: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Las Vegas (LAS) to El Paso (ELP) heads south-east for about 938 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 18m.
Departures from Las Vegas on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 42% of LAS-ELP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into El Paso it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 835 tracked LAS-ELP flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.7% 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 LAS-ELP
The flight from Las Vegas (LAS) to El Paso (ELP) takes 1h 18m 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 Las Vegas (LAS) -> El Paso (ELP) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 835 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Las Vegas-El Paso is 0.72% across 835 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.
