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Direct Flights from Los Angeles to El Paso

El Paso · Texas

Nonstop service from LAX to ELP on American, Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
American, Southwest
Nonstop flights
~3/day
Distance
713 mi
Flight time
~1h 55mgate to gate
Elevation
3,959 ft3,834 ft higher than your departure
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from Los Angeles (LAX) to El Paso (ELP), 713 miles nonstop.LAXELP

How rare is this nonstop?

Only 13 cities have a nonstop to El Paso, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.

How long to go to El Paso for, from Los Angeles

1h 55m in the air, 713 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in El Paso. Two nights works.

About El Paso

El Paso Skyline2
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El Paso is the sixth largest city in Texas, with 679,000 residents (2020). It is on the United States-Mexico border. The city on the other side of the border is Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. El Paso is often called the Sun City. Collectively, the city of El Paso and other nearby cities, such as Juarez and Las Cruces, New Mexico are referred to as The Borderland.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in El Paso

  1. Founded in 1959, The El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA) is located in downtown El Paso, Texas.
  2. Chamizal National Memorial, located in El Paso, Texas, along the United States–Mexico international border, is a National Park Service site commemorating the peaceful settlement of the Chamizal boundary dispute.
  3. The El Paso Zoo is a zoo located in El Paso, Texas, United States. The 35-acre (14 ha) facility houses over 200 species, including the critically endangered animals.
  4. St. Patrick Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso. The cathedral is located at 1118 N. Mesa Street in El Pase, Texas, in the United States. It is the mother church for the diocese.
  5. Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site is an 860-acre (350 ha) state park, National Historic Landmark and National Register of Historic Places site in El Paso County, Texas, United States approximately 32 miles (51 km)…
  6. The Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral, also Ciudad Juárez Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral church dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe that is located in Ciudad Juárez in the border state of Chihuahua, in Mexico, in the…
  7. The El Paso Museum of History is a museum located in downtown El Paso, Texas which presents information about the past 400 years of history in the United States/Mexico border region.
  8. Franklin Mountains State Park is a state park in El Paso, Texas, United States. The park is named after the Franklin Mountains, a mountainous range that extends 23 mi (37 km) from El Paso to New Mexico.
  9. Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site is an 860-acre (350 ha) state park, National Historic Landmark and National Register of Historic Places site in El Paso County, Texas, United States approximately 32 miles (51 km)…
  10. The El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center is located at 715 N. Oregon in the city and county of El Paso, in the U.S. state of Texas. The museum was founded in 1994 by Holocaust survivor Henry Kellen.
  11. Western Playland is a 25-acre (10 ha) amusement park located in Sunland Park, New Mexico.
  12. War Eagles Air Museum is an aerospace and automotive museum with several exhibits. It is located at Doña Ana County International Jetport in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

El Paso weather, compared with Los Angeles

8° warmer than Los Angeles on average across the year, on daytime highs:

January
El Paso 59°F · Los Angeles 66°F · 7° colder
April
El Paso 80°F · Los Angeles 68°F · 12° warmer
July
El Paso 96°F · Los Angeles 75°F · 21° warmer
October
El Paso 80°F · Los Angeles 74°F · 5° warmer

June averages 97°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around. El Paso also swings harder through the year than Los Angeles does — 39° between its coldest and warmest months against 11°.

Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.

Planning a trip to El Paso

Best time to visit
The best time to visit El Paso is February–April and October–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 64–80°F.
How long to stay
El Paso rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from El Paso Museum of Art, Chamizal National Memorial, and El Paso Zoo and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Los Angeles to El Paso?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Los Angeles (LAX) to El Paso (ELP) on American, Southwest.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Los Angeles to El Paso?
American, Southwest fly nonstop between Los Angeles (LAX) and El Paso (ELP).
How many nonstop flights are there from Los Angeles to El Paso?
There are about 3 nonstop departures per day (roughly 21 per week) from Los Angeles to El Paso.
How far is El Paso from Los Angeles?
El Paso is about 713 miles from Los Angeles by air.
What is there to do in El Paso?
Popular things to do include El Paso Museum of Art, Chamizal National Memorial, El Paso Zoo, Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick (El Paso, Texas), and more.

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