Historical on-time performance
Palm Springs to Sacramento
439 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PSP–SMF arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 428 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights428
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline16%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft76%
- 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 → SMF
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 — 96% on time.
- Mornings96% on time · p90 on time · 705 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 185 flights · limited
- Evenings73% on time · p90 45 min · 471 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 93% on time.
- Tuesdays93% on time · p90 5 min · 174 flights · limited
- Wednesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 172 flights · limited
- Fridays87% on time · p90 20 min · 236 flights
- Mondays86% on time · p90 20 min · 236 flights
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 232 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 157 flights · limited
- Sundays78% on time · p90 35 min · 206 flights
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