El Paso (ELP) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Flight time
≈ 2h 14m
Bearing
285° W
El Paso (ELP) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 713 miles (1,148 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ELP–LAX
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop ELP–LAX; the Bombardier CRJ-700 was the most common aircraft at 37% of departures; flights ran 61% full.
Departures
199
April 2026
Seats
22,493
both directions
Passengers
13,663
both directions
Load factor
60.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ELP–LAX?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop ELP–LAX departures in April 2026 (113), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
113 departures · 7,785 seats
Share of departures56.8%67.3%
Load
- WN
Southwest Airlines
86 departures · 14,708 seats
Share of departures43.2%57.3%
Load
What plane flies ELP–LAX?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-700 flew 37% of ELP–LAX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-700
73 departures · 68.7% load
36.7% - Boeing 737-800
40 departures · 59.8% load
20.1% - Embraer E175
38 departures · 65.2% load
19.1% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
37 departures · 51.3% load
18.6% - Boeing 737-700
9 departures · 74.0% load
4.5% - Bombardier CRJ-900
2 departures · 61.8% load
1.0%
How has ELP–LAX traffic changed?
Nonstop ELP–LAX departures fell from 248 in May 2025 to 199 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ELP–LAX traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
248 departures · 16,236 passengers
67.3%
Load
June 2025
188 departures · 15,701 passengers
83.4%
Load
July 2025
185 departures · 14,937 passengers
85.2%
Load
August 2025
220 departures · 15,264 passengers
75.1%
Load
September 2025
181 departures · 14,172 passengers
77.1%
Load
October 2025
229 departures · 20,735 passengers
81.0%
Load
November 2025
220 departures · 16,293 passengers
67.3%
Load
December 2025
218 departures · 16,921 passengers
72.9%
Load
January 2026
203 departures · 12,896 passengers
59.2%
Load
February 2026
198 departures · 11,261 passengers
52.6%
Load
March 2026
211 departures · 14,920 passengers
65.5%
Load
April 2026
199 departures · 13,663 passengers
60.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LAX → ELP
57.6% full
100 departures · 6,503 passengers
ELP → LAX
64.0% full
99 departures · 7,160 passengers
Nonstop ELP–LAX traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is El Paso (ELP) from Los Angeles (LAX)?
ELP to LAX is 713 miles (1,148 km / 620 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ELP to LAX?
A nonstop covers the 713-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 14m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ELP–LAX?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-700 flew the largest share of departures (36.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (20.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying ELP–LAX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 713-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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