Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Palm Springs
1,126 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–PSP arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%of scheduled flights
based on 997 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.7%Flights997
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft56%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline4%
- Weather89%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 27 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 DFW → 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 — 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 35 min · 662 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,301 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 80 min · 694 flights
- Overnights54% on time · p90 100 min · 387 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 73% on time.
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 433 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 437 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 55 min · 438 flights
- Tuesdays71% on time · p90 50 min · 434 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 45 min · 439 flights
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 55 min · 432 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 75 min · 440 flights
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