Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Palm Springs
1,126 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–PSP arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,016 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.0%Flights1,016
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft53%
- 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 DFW → 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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 30 min · 687 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,209 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 75 min · 726 flights
- Overnights51% on time · p90 100 min · 354 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 72% on time.
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 424 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 425 flights
- Tuesdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 427 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 40 min · 431 flights
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 70 min · 426 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 65 min · 427 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 55 min · 425 flights
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