Historical on-time performance
Palm Springs to New York
2,378 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PSP–JFK arrive on time 56% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate56%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay95 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.5%of scheduled flights
based on 93 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time56%Median5 minp9095 minCancel6.5%Flights93
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline14%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)49%
- Late aircraft25%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline33%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 6 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 PSP → JFK
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 57% to 63% on time.
- Overnights63% on time · p90 95 min · 142 flights · limited
- Afternoons57% on time · p90 70 min · 443 flights
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