Historical on-time performance
Palm Springs to Los Angeles
110 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PSP–LAX arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 409 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.5%Flights409
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Late aircraft25%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 2 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 → LAX
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 684 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 65 min · 133 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 88% on time.
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 120 flights · limited
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 138 flights · limited
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 116 flights · limited
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 114 flights · limited
- Mondays85% on time · p90 20 min · 137 flights · limited
- Fridays84% on time · p90 20 min · 127 flights · limited
- Sundays81% on time · p90 20 min · 128 flights · limited
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