El Paso (ELP) to San Antonio (SAT)
Flight time
≈ 1h 47m
Bearing
106° E
El Paso (ELP) to San Antonio (SAT) is 495 miles (797 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ELP–SAT
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ELP–SAT; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 73% of departures; flights ran 60% full.
Departures
118
April 2026
Seats
17,382
both directions
Passengers
10,430
both directions
Load factor
60.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ELP–SAT?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ELP–SAT in April 2026 (118 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
118 departures · 17,382 seats
Share of departures100.0%60.0%
Load
What plane flies ELP–SAT?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 73% of ELP–SAT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
86 departures · 61.7% load
72.9% - Boeing 737-800
19 departures · 60.0% load
16.1% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
13 departures · 51.1% load
11.0%
How has ELP–SAT traffic changed?
Nonstop ELP–SAT departures fell from 180 in May 2025 to 118 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ELP–SAT traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
180 departures · 16,565 passengers
59.8%
Load
June 2025
182 departures · 17,595 passengers
63.8%
Load
July 2025
193 departures · 16,199 passengers
55.0%
Load
August 2025
165 departures · 13,987 passengers
55.9%
Load
September 2025
150 departures · 14,464 passengers
64.7%
Load
October 2025
152 departures · 16,408 passengers
70.9%
Load
November 2025
154 departures · 14,039 passengers
57.9%
Load
December 2025
155 departures · 15,629 passengers
63.2%
Load
January 2026
80 departures · 8,854 passengers
71.4%
Load
February 2026
55 departures · 6,997 passengers
78.9%
Load
March 2026
109 departures · 9,984 passengers
59.6%
Load
April 2026
118 departures · 10,430 passengers
60.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ELP → SAT
60.6% full
59 departures · 5,309 passengers
SAT → ELP
59.4% full
59 departures · 5,121 passengers
Nonstop ELP–SAT 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 San Antonio (SAT)?
ELP to SAT is 495 miles (797 km / 430 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ELP to SAT?
A nonstop covers the 495-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 47m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ELP–SAT?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (72.9%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (16.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying ELP–SAT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 495-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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