Historical on-time performance
Palm Springs to Oakland
418 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PSP–OAK arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 426 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.7%Flights426
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline12%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- Late aircraft86%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline33%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)67%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 3 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 → OAK
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 — 96% on time.
- Mornings96% on time · p90 on time · 378 flights
- Afternoons87% on time · p90 20 min · 191 flights · limited
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 460 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 45 min · 596 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 89% on time.
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 5 min · 163 flights · limited
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 206 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 203 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 280 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 35 min · 275 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 30 min · 248 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 40 min · 283 flights
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