Historical on-time performance
Oakland to Palm Springs
418 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OAK–PSP arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 442 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights442
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft58%
- Security0%
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 OAK → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 15 min · 784 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 20 min · 227 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 25 min · 205 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 50 min · 233 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 65 min · 191 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 216 flights
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 215 flights
- Mondays86% on time · p90 20 min · 271 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 20 min · 240 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 153 flights · limited
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 271 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 35 min · 274 flights
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