Historical on-time performance
New York to Palm Springs
2,378 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–PSP arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.5%of scheduled flights
based on 31 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9015 minCancel6.5%Flights31
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline4%
- Weather81%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft0%
- 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 JFK → PSP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 173 flights · limited
- Mornings80% on time · p90 20 min · 201 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 75 min · 197 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 59 flights · limited
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 77 flights · limited
- Mondays77% on time · p90 35 min · 87 flights · limited
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 88 flights · limited
- Sundays76% on time · p90 55 min · 94 flights · limited
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 118 flights · limited
- Fridays75% on time · p90 35 min · 85 flights · limited
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