Austin (AUS) to El Paso (ELP)
Flight time
≈ 1h 51m
Bearing
284° W
Austin (AUS) to El Paso (ELP) is 528 miles (849 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AUS–ELP
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop AUS–ELP; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 39% of departures; flights ran 73% full.
Departures
192
June 2026
Seats
31,612
both directions
Passengers
23,232
both directions
Load factor
73.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies AUS–ELP?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop AUS–ELP departures in June 2026 (190), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- WN
190 departures · 31,274 seats
Share of departures99.0%73.3%
Load
- AA
1 departures · 172 seats
Share of departures0.5%97.1%
Load
- UA
1 departures · 166 seats
Share of departures0.5%80.1%
Load
What plane flies AUS–ELP?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 39% of AUS–ELP departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
74 departures · 64.6% load
38.5% - Boeing 737-800
66 departures · 77.3% load
34.4% - Boeing 737-700
52 departures · 83.5% load
27.1%
How has AUS–ELP traffic changed?
Nonstop AUS–ELP departures rose from 168 in July 2025 to 192 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop AUS–ELP traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
168 departures · 18,819 passengers
71.4%
Load
August 2025
172 departures · 18,421 passengers
69.5%
Load
September 2025
174 departures · 19,850 passengers
74.2%
Load
October 2025
176 departures · 21,652 passengers
77.5%
Load
November 2025
175 departures · 19,745 passengers
71.2%
Load
December 2025
184 departures · 20,879 passengers
71.3%
Load
January 2026
134 departures · 13,068 passengers
60.1%
Load
February 2026
139 departures · 13,548 passengers
61.0%
Load
March 2026
173 departures · 18,641 passengers
69.7%
Load
April 2026
179 departures · 17,393 passengers
62.0%
Load
May 2026
183 departures · 22,256 passengers
77.8%
Load
June 2026
192 departures · 23,232 passengers
73.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
AUS → ELP
74.7% full
97 departures · 11,887 passengers
ELP → AUS
72.3% full
95 departures · 11,345 passengers
Nonstop AUS–ELP traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Austin (AUS) from El Paso (ELP)?
AUS to ELP is 528 miles (849 km / 459 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AUS to ELP?
A nonstop covers the 528-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 51m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AUS–ELP?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (38.5%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (34.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying AUS–ELP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 528-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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