Historical on-time performance
Palm Springs to New York
2,378 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PSP–JFK arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate65%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay90 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.5%of scheduled flights
based on 31 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time65%Median5 minp9090 minCancel6.5%Flights31
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)53%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 79% on time.
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 71 flights · limited
- Overnights62% on time · p90 90 min · 234 flights
- Afternoons57% on time · p90 70 min · 304 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 55% to 69% on time.
- Tuesdays69% on time · p90 50 min · 77 flights · limited
- Wednesdays64% on time · p90 50 min · 59 flights · limited
- Thursdays64% on time · p90 85 min · 88 flights · limited
- Saturdays62% on time · p90 80 min · 118 flights · limited
- Mondays61% on time · p90 65 min · 88 flights · limited
- Fridays58% on time · p90 90 min · 85 flights · limited
- Sundays55% on time · p90 70 min · 94 flights · limited
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