Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Palm Springs
261 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–PSP arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,538 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time94%Medianon timep90on timeCancel0.0%Flights31
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.1%Flights829
- American AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.6%Flights678
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline46%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PHX → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 640 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,180 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,299 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 45 min · 754 flights
- Overnights80% on time · p90 40 min · 795 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 622 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 661 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 642 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 695 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 679 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 40 min · 692 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 678 flights
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