Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Palm Springs
1,840 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–PSP arrive on time 88% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate88%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 153 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time88%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.3%Flights153
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather38%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft8%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Weather.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ATL → PSP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 82% to 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 144 flights · limited
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 310 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 65 flights · limited
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 63 flights · limited
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 64 flights · limited
- Fridays83% on time · p90 20 min · 63 flights · limited
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 67 flights · limited
- Mondays80% on time · p90 20 min · 66 flights · limited
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 30 min · 66 flights · limited
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