The flight time from Los Angeles to El Paso is 1 hour, 52 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAX Los Angeles, CA 4 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 32 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ELP El Paso, TX 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
95%
Southwest
82%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Los Angeles to El Paso is 1 hour, 52 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 32 minutes.

The flight distance from Los Angeles to El Paso is 715 Miles.

Reverse Journey

El Paso to Los Angeles
2 hours, 7 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 48m
American
1h 53m
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

28

Distance

715 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
17
Southwest
10

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Los Angeles from El Paso by plane?

The distance from Los Angeles to El Paso by plane is 715 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to El Paso?

The flight time from Los Angeles to El Paso is 1 hour, 52 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 32 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 48 minutes, and American the slowest taking 1 hour, 53 minutes.

What airlines fly from Los Angeles to El Paso?

American and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Los Angeles to El Paso.

Does Southwest fly from Los Angeles to El Paso?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to El Paso (ELP). On average, they have 10 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

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 Los Angeles 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 92 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives El Paso 8 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 Los Angeles to El Paso, Southwest is 82% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 95% 5% 0%
Southwest 82% 18% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Los Angeles 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)
Southwest 13 90 4 108
American 14 94 4 113

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
12pm 0.15
7pm 0.15
10am 0.24
3pm 0.28
6pm 0.53
8pm 0.34
11am 0.13
6am 0.02
4pm 0.35
9pm 0.1
2pm 0.55
7am 0.28
8am 0.71
9am 0.2
1pm 0.04

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 112
February 86
March 96
April 131
May 147
June 116
July 142
August 147
September 137
October 137
November 127
December 101

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 4.15
Tuesday 4.13
Wednesday 4.19
Thursday 4.21
Friday 4.25
Saturday 3.5
Sunday 4

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 0
Southwest 0

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)
12pm 10 87 3 101
7pm 16 90 4 112
10am 20 88 4 112
3pm 12 89 4 107
6pm 13 95 4 113
8pm 13 92 4 110
11am 13 92 4 111
6am 12 88 3 106
4pm 12 93 4 110
9pm 15 88 4 107
2pm 14 94 4 113
7am 11 92 4 108
8am 17 94 4 118
9am 16 91 4 112
1pm 13 89 4 108
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.