The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to El Paso is 1 hour, 42 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DFW Dallas Fort Worth, TX 1 minute early.
17 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 20 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ELP El Paso, TX 2 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
76%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to El Paso is 1 hour, 42 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 20 minutes.

The flight distance from Dallas Fort Worth to El Paso is 551 Miles.

Reverse Journey

El Paso to Dallas Fort Worth
1 hour, 41 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
1h 42m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

51

Distance

551 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150200

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
51

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Dallas Fort Worth from El Paso by plane?

The distance from Dallas Fort Worth to El Paso by plane is 551 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Dallas Fort Worth to El Paso?

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to El Paso is 1 hour, 42 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 20 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Dallas Fort Worth to El Paso?

American is the only airline with direct flights from Dallas Fort Worth to El Paso.

Does Southwest fly from Dallas Fort Worth to El Paso?

Southwest does not fly from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) to El Paso (ELP). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Dallas Fort Worth 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 80 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives El Paso 2 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Dallas Fort Worth to El Paso, American is 76% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 76% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 76% 22% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Dallas Fort Worth and El Paso, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
American 17 80 4 102

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
7pm 0.43
7am 0
5pm 0.96
9am 0.44
11am 0.39
8am 0.53
2pm 0.18
12pm 0.1
9pm 0.7
8pm 0.23
10am 0.58
6pm 0.4
10pm 0.78
4pm 0.01
3pm 0.94
1pm 0.59

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth to El Paso that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 192
February 205
March 230
April 227
May 216
June 239
July 247
August 247
September 226
October 239
November 206
December 216

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth to El Paso that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 7.54
Tuesday 6.88
Wednesday 7.23
Thursday 7.62
Friday 7.62
Saturday 7.25
Sunday 7.6

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
American 1

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
7pm 19 80 4 102
7am 24 83 4 111
5pm 15 81 4 101
9am 19 79 4 103
11am 18 77 4 99
8am 21 79 4 106
2pm 14 82 4 101
12pm 17 84 4 104
9pm 19 78 4 104
8pm 17 83 3 104
10am 18 81 4 105
6pm 16 82 4 103
10pm 18 78 4 101
4pm 17 83 4 106
3pm 15 80 4 100
1pm 14 80 4 98
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.