Historical on-time performance
Oakland to Palm Springs
418 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OAK–PSP arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 425 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.7%Flights425
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Late aircraft64%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline33%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)67%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 3 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 OAK → 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 15 min · 720 flights
- Evenings81% on time · p90 30 min · 217 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 20 min · 314 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 45 min · 249 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 65 min · 162 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 92% on time.
- Wednesdays92% on time · p90 10 min · 205 flights
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 205 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 25 min · 276 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 163 flights · limited
- Sundays81% on time · p90 20 min · 247 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 281 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 35 min · 285 flights
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