Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) delays & on-time performance
Palm Springs, California · 25 nonstop destinations · 9 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at PSP right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
80%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.3%
192 flights
Avg arrival delay
17 min
80 min when late
Departed on time
81%
avg taxi-out 17 min
Figures cover 15,067 departures from PSP; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into PSP were on time 79% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) arrived on time 80% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1.3% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- Alaska Airlines was the most punctual airline here (86% on time); United Airlines was the least (76%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (92% on time); around 7pm did worst (68%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (37%).
Most delayed routes from PSP
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- SFO · San Francisco63%2,566 flts
- ORD · Chicago75%787 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth80%997 flts
- PHX · Phoenix80%1,444 flts
- LAS · Las Vegas81%742 flts
- DEN · Denver82%2,027 flts
- SMF · Sacramento83%522 flts
- LAX · Los Angeles85%483 flts
- OAK · Oakland86%470 flts
- SEA · Seattle87%1,649 flts
Most reliable routes from PSP
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- PDX · Portland94%737 flts
- SLC · Salt Lake City93%1,078 flts
- SEA · Seattle87%1,649 flts
- OAK · Oakland86%470 flts
- LAX · Los Angeles85%483 flts
- SMF · Sacramento83%522 flts
- DEN · Denver82%2,027 flts
- LAS · Las Vegas81%742 flts
- PHX · Phoenix80%1,444 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth80%997 flts
Best airline at PSP
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | 89% | 0.0% | 5 min | 1 | 44 |
| Alaska Airlines | 86% | 1.8% | 10 min | 4 | 1,759 |
| Allegiant Air | 84% | 0.0% | 12 min | 1 | 106 |
| Southwest Airlines | 82% | 0.6% | 12 min | 8 | 2,522 |
| Delta Air Lines | 82% | 2.3% | 16 min | 6 | 793 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 79% | 0.9% | 17 min | 10 | 5,880 |
| American Airlines | 78% | 2.4% | 26 min | 4 | 2,172 |
| United Airlines | 76% | 1.4% | 22 min | 6 | 1,730 |
| Frontier Airlines | 72% | 0.0% | 30 min | 2 | 61 |
Best time to fly out of PSP
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am92%708 flts
- 6am90%1,578 flts
- 7am83%1,457 flts
- 8am76%297 flts
- 9am85%835 flts
- 10am83%961 flts
- 11am81%1,089 flts
- 12pm80%1,430 flts
- 1pm76%1,436 flts
- 2pm73%1,068 flts
- 3pm73%859 flts
- 4pm77%1,069 flts
- 5pm80%697 flts
- 6pm71%1,041 flts
- 7pm68%421 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)37%
- Late-arriving aircraft32%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion29%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.