Historical on-time performance
Palm Springs to Sacramento
439 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PSP–SMF arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 460 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.7%Flights460
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft70%
- 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 → SMF
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 · 676 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 199 flights · limited
- Evenings74% on time · p90 45 min · 498 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 96% on time.
- Tuesdays96% on time · p90 on time · 164 flights · limited
- Wednesdays90% on time · p90 5 min · 162 flights · limited
- Mondays85% on time · p90 20 min · 234 flights
- Fridays85% on time · p90 20 min · 238 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 163 flights · limited
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 233 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 30 min · 226 flights
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