Historical on-time performance
Palm Springs to San Francisco
Flights on PSP–SFO arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,405 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time68%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.0%Flights2,132
- United AirlinesOn-time57%Median5 minp90110 minCancel0.4%Flights273
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)49%
- Late aircraft17%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather36%
- Air traffic (NAS)55%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 22 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 → SFO
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 73% on time.
- Middays73% on time · p90 60 min · 2,310 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,187 flights
- Mornings67% on time · p90 60 min · 2,377 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 80 min · 1,403 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 74% on time.
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 929 flights
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 934 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 952 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 65 min · 1,104 flights
- Mondays66% on time · p90 70 min · 1,118 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 65 min · 1,127 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 75 min · 1,113 flights
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