Flights San Antonio → El Paso
SAT → ELP
Route overview
This flight route operates between San Antonio and El Paso, utilizing Boeing 737-500 aircraft. With a total of 141 flights recorded, the route maintains an on-time performance rate of 82%, with an average delay of 6.8 minutes per flight.
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 San Antonio (SAT) → El Paso (ELP) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 204 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At El Paso the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to El Paso: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Antonio (SAT) to El Paso (ELP) heads west for about 797 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 25m.
Departures from San Antonio on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 41% of SAT-ELP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into El Paso it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 204 tracked SAT-ELP flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about SAT-ELP
On the San Antonio (SAT) -> El Paso (ELP) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 204 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Antonio-El Paso is 0.00% across 204 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.
