El Paso

ELP · KELP

El Paso International Airport

31.81°, -106.38°TX, United States

Passengers a year

3.9M

#75 busiest in the U.S.

17

nonstop destinations

25

airlines

54

departures a day

75.0%

arrivals on time

1.0%

flights cancelled

72.6%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from ELP, by passengers: DFW, DEN, PHX, DAL, LAS, HOU, IAH, AUS, ATL, LAXELPLAXPHXLASDENDFWDALATLIAHAUSHOU
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at El Paso, with 51% of all passengers. 25 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Southwest Airlines holds 51% of the airport — the 11th most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is HPN at 53%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
WN
Southwest72% full
51.0%2M-2.1%
AA
American84% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by SkyWest, Envoy
22.7%885.4K-21.6%
UA
United82% fullUnited Express · operated by Mesa, SkyWest, Republic, CommuteAir
11.5%446.2K+2.6%
DL
Delta85% fullDelta Connection · operated by SkyWest
5.3%205.8K-3.6%
F9
Frontier70% full
4.8%188.9K+5.5%
+Other airlines
4.7%182.3K—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

17 nonstop destinations from El Paso, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    296.3K departing · 84% full

    American Airlines

  • Denver (DEN)

    231.1K departing · 75% full

    Southwest Airlines · United Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Phoenix (PHX)

    220.2K departing · 77% full

    Southwest Airlines · American Airlines

  • Dallas (DAL)

    208.5K departing · 76% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Las Vegas (LAS)

    158.6K departing · 70% full

    Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Houston (HOU)

    128.6K departing · 80% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Houston (IAH)

    116.1K departing · 82% full

    United Airlines

  • Austin (AUS)

    113.5K departing · 68% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    101.3K departing · 86% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Los Angeles (LAX)

    96.2K departing · 71% full

    Southwest Airlines · American Airlines

All nonstop destinations

17 nonstop · 6 airlines · 17 domestic / 0 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at El Paso.

Body class · share of departures

When El Paso is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Departures a month · peak July 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
4,110,668
1991
4,105,136
1992
4,141,502
1993
4,343,468
1994
4,572,180
1995
4,455,423
1996
4,321,043
1997
3,849,892
1998
3,921,188
1999
3,977,292
2000
3,865,578
2001
3,450,038
2002
3,193,682
2003
3,116,346
2004
3,476,769
2005
3,617,435
2006
3,768,659
2007
3,957,009
2008
3,781,372
2009
3,504,643
2010
3,523,233
2011
3,479,560
2012
3,363,825
2013
3,089,008
2014
3,116,823
2015
2,810,895
2016
2,864,916
2017
2,956,380
2018
3,262,990
2019
3,499,331
2020
1,501,151
2021
2,892,389
2022
3,788,557
2023
3,962,709
2024
4,048,269
2025
3,888,509
2026
2,209,584 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at El Paso, 75 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 24 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 75Late 24Cancelled 1

16 min

average delay

165

flights cancelled

16.2K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

SkyWest Airlines 80.8%

Least reliable here

American Airlines 63%

Among US airports

#75

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 63.1%–83.2%

The weak spot is June 2026, when 63.1% of arrivals landed on time — 11.9 points below the year. The strongest was February 2026 at 83.2%.

Frequently asked

How busy is El Paso International Airport (ELP)?

El Paso International Airport handled about 3.9M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #75 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 54 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at El Paso International Airport (ELP)?

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at El Paso (ELP), flying about 51% of its passengers. 25 airlines serve El Paso in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from El Paso International Airport (ELP)?

El Paso (ELP) has 17 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at El Paso International Airport (ELP)?

About 75.0% of flights arriving at El Paso (ELP) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.0% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from El Paso International Airport (ELP)?

The Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures from El Paso (ELP), about 23% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving El Paso. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).