What is the TSA wait at ELP right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for El Paso International Airport (ELP). We will not estimate one.
No live data
El Paso International Airport TSA wait times
ELP · KELP · El Paso, Texas
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for El Paso International Airport (ELP). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
CLEAR is not shown. We are not using a CLEAR source.
Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
80%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of El Paso International Airport left on time 80% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (48%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 71 minutes. 1% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was February 2026 (85%). The lowest was June 2026 (69%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 107,852 | 48% |
| the airline | 67,811 | 30% |
| the national airspace system | 37,490 | 17% |
| weather | 9,006 | 4% |
| security | 885 | 0% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Las Cruces International Airport LRU · Las Cruces46 mi
- Grant County Airport SVC · Silver City119 mi
- Cavern City Air Terminal CNM · Carlsbad129 mi
- Roswell Air Center Airport ROW · Roswell149 mi
- Lea County Regional Airport HOB · Hobbs194 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 04/22, 12,020 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- ASPH-CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 3,961.6 ft
- CY2024 enplanements
- 2,071,894
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I C
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2023/08/17
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for ELP?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for El Paso International Airport (ELP).
How often do flights leave ELP on time?
Flights out of El Paso International Airport left on time 80% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (48%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 71 minutes. 1% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to ELP?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near ELP?
The nearest airports in this list are Las Cruces International Airport (LRU), 46 straight-line miles; Grant County Airport (SVC), 119 straight-line miles; Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM), 129 straight-line miles; Roswell Air Center Airport (ROW), 149 straight-line miles; Lea County Regional Airport (HOB), 194 straight-line miles.