Historical on-time performance
Palm Springs to Las Vegas
173 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PSP–LAS arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 735 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.5%Flights735
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline25%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)50%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 4 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 → LAS
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 931 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 50 min · 478 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 55 min · 654 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 60 min · 188 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 289 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 246 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 289 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 30 min · 332 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 364 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 359 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 55 min · 372 flights
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