Historical on-time performance
Palm Springs to Phoenix
Flights on PSP–PHX arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,403 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.1%Flights730
- American AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.9%Flights673
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline49%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline7%
- Weather64%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 14 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 → PHX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 79% to 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 30 min · 1,556 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 25 min · 1,449 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 30 min · 753 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 50 min · 772 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 607 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 682 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 35 min · 630 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 632 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 686 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 40 min · 669 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 45 min · 650 flights
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