Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Palm Springs
1,454 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–PSP arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 248 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9020 minCancel2.0%Flights248
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)57%
- Late aircraft4%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline60%
- Weather40%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 5 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 MSP → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 265 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 25 min · 649 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 122 flights · limited
- Fridays83% on time · p90 20 min · 138 flights · limited
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 113 flights · limited
- Sundays82% on time · p90 20 min · 137 flights · limited
- Mondays80% on time · p90 20 min · 141 flights · limited
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 135 flights · limited
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 146 flights · limited
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