Historical on-time performance
Palm Springs to San Jose
390 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PSP–SJC arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 92 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 timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights92
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline14%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft79%
- 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 → SJC
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 5 min · 64 flights · limited
- Middays89% on time · p90 15 min · 588 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 25 min · 215 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 93% on time.
- Wednesdays93% on time · p90 5 min · 107 flights · limited
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 107 flights · limited
- Thursdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 138 flights · limited
- Mondays86% on time · p90 25 min · 139 flights · limited
- Fridays86% on time · p90 20 min · 142 flights · limited
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 98 flights · limited
- Sundays83% on time · p90 30 min · 148 flights · limited
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