Historical on-time performance
Las Vegas to Palm Springs
173 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAS–PSP arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 727 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.6%Flights727
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft61%
- Security1%
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 LAS → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 329 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 30 min · 630 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 50 min · 388 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 50 min · 387 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 55 min · 510 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 303 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 304 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 230 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 35 min · 359 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 45 min · 359 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 50 min · 324 flights
- Fridays64% on time · p90 55 min · 365 flights
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