Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Palm Springs
1,652 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–PSP arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.4%of scheduled flights
based on 760 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.3%Flights309
- American AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9080 minCancel3.1%Flights451
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 18 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 ORD → 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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,028 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 45 min · 569 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 65 min · 150 flights · limited
- Overnights55% on time · p90 115 min · 158 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 268 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 264 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 280 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 35 min · 279 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 281 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 283 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 45 min · 288 flights
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