Historical on-time performance
Palm Springs to Oakland
418 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PSP–OAK arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 442 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.5%Flights442
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline12%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft81%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PSP → OAK
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 — 97% on time.
- Mornings97% on time · p90 on time · 397 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 15 min · 382 flights
- Afternoons85% on time · p90 20 min · 218 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 40 min · 637 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 90% on time.
- Saturdays90% on time · p90 5 min · 153 flights · limited
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 216 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 35 min · 270 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 269 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 214 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 35 min · 240 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 35 min · 272 flights
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