Airport gate intelligence · ELP
How many gates does El Paso Airport (ELP) have?
El Paso Airport (ELP) has 15 gates, with about 56 airline departures a day. Southwest has the most (5), followed by American (4).
Southwest flies 56% of the 7,817 seats leaving ELP each day. Southwest has 25% more gates and 154% more seats than American. 1 gate is common use, shared by several airlines.
Gates, seats and flights by airline at ELP
| Airline | Gates held | Departures a day | Seats out a day | Share of seats | Seats per departure | Regional jets | Median turn | Tows a week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest | 5 | 27 | 4,416 | 56% | 164 | 0% | 50 min | 9 |
| American | 4 | 15 | 1,741 | 22% | 114 | 52% | 45 min | 5 |
| United | 3 | 9 | 804 | 10% | 93 | 77% | 70 min | 0 |
| Frontier | 1 | 2 | 421 | 5% | 210 | 0% | 57 min | 0 |
| Delta | 1 | 2 | 360 | 5% | 180 | 0% | 67 min | 0 |
| Common use (shared) | 1 | |||||||
Average of 3 full days, Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026. Gates held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand); Seats are capacity, from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type; 1% of flights have no seat count yet.
On-time departures by airline at ELP
72% of departures left the gate on time (less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time). Airlines with 10+ departures a day.
On time = left the gate less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Average of 3 full days.
What size aircraft ELP’s gates handle
Gates by the largest aircraft seen there at least twice. A gate that takes a wide-body also takes anything smaller.
Airlines at ELP: terminals, gates and nonstop routes
Other airlines
Seen on only one of the full days collected (charters and occasional flights): 2I (11 flights); GlobalX (6 flights); 2D (3 flights); K9 (1 flight).
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How many gates does El Paso Airport (ELP) have?
El Paso Airport (ELP) has 15 gates, with about 56 airline departures a day. Southwest has the most (5), followed by American (4).
Which airline has the most gates at El Paso Airport (ELP)?
Southwest, with 5 of the 15 gates at ELP (the airline flying each gate most; regional partners count as their brand).
How many flights a day leave El Paso Airport (ELP)?
About 56 airline departures a day (Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026).
Which terminal is Southwest in at ELP?
Southwest flies from Concourse B at El Paso Airport (ELP).
How many gates does Southwest have at ELP?
5 gates, with about 27 departures and 4,416 seats a day.
How many gates does American have at ELP?
4 gates, with about 15 departures and 1,741 seats a day.
How many gates does United have at ELP?
3 gates, with about 9 departures and 804 seats a day.
How many seats leave ELP each day?
About 7,817 seats on 56 airline departures a day (average of 3 full days, Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026).
What is the typical turn time at ELP?
51 minutes at the gate from arrival to departure (median of every turn measured).
Which airline leaves ELP on time most often?
American Airlines: 78% of its departures left the gate less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time, against 72% for all airlines at ELP (3 full days, Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026).
How many aircraft tows happen at ELP?
About 14 tows a week: a plane that arrives at one gate and leaves from another was towed between them. Planes we didn't see arrive aren't counted.