Historical on-time performance
Denver to Palm Springs
776 miData through Dec 2025Source: 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)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,955 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.
- United AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.0%Flights755
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.6%Flights670
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.2%Flights530
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft49%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 684 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,841 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 35 min · 1,636 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 50 min · 162 flights · limited
- Evenings67% on time · p90 65 min · 1,182 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 745 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 840 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 761 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 817 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 795 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 40 min · 831 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 716 flights
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