Flights Phoenix → El Paso
PHX → ELP
How long is the flight from Phoenix to El Paso?
The flight from Phoenix (PHX) to El Paso (ELP) takes about 1h 7m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to El Paso operates with a high frequency of 624 flights, featuring Canadair Regional Jet 900 and Boeing 737-500 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 75%, the average delay is approximately 15.8 minutes, serving a busy 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.
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The Phoenix (PHX) → El Paso (ELP) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1471 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.34%. 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 El Paso the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to El Paso: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to El Paso (ELP) heads east for about 557 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 7m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 42% of PHX-ELP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into El Paso it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,471 tracked PHX-ELP flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 0.3% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHX-ELP
The flight from Phoenix (PHX) to El Paso (ELP) takes about 1h 7m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> El Paso (ELP) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1471 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-El Paso is 0.34% across 1471 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at El Paso, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
