DEN → PSP: 77% on-time

Historical on-time performance

Denver to Palm Springs

776 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on DEN–PSP arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.

On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min

p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)

Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights

based on 1,963 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).

By airline

How each carrier compares

Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.

Airline	On-time	Median	p90	Cancel	Flights
United Airlines	79%	on time	40 min	0.5%	872
SkyWest Airlines	78%	on time	50 min	0.7%	548
Southwest Airlines	72%	on time	40 min	0.2%	543

United Airlines
On-time79%
Medianon time
p9040 min
Cancel0.5%
Flights872
SkyWest Airlines
On-time78%
Medianon time
p9050 min
Cancel0.7%
Flights548
Southwest Airlines
On-time72%
Medianon time
p9040 min
Cancel0.2%
Flights543

Why flights run late

Delay causes

Airline31%
Weather2%
Air traffic (NAS)19%
Late aircraft48%
Security0%

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.

When flights don't go

Why flights were cancelled

Airline11%
Weather22%
Air traffic (NAS)67%
Security0%

Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 9 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).

Over time

On-time trend

By season

On-time rate by month

When to fly

Best time to fly DEN → PSP

All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).

Best time of day

Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.

Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 809 flights
Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,854 flights
Afternoons79% on time · p90 30 min · 1,582 flights
Evenings68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,204 flights
Overnights64% on time · p90 55 min · 251 flights

Best day of week

On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 81% on time.

Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 768 flights
Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 860 flights
Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 783 flights
Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 825 flights
Fridays77% on time · p90 35 min · 863 flights
Sundays76% on time · p90 40 min · 833 flights
Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 768 flights

Keep exploring

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