Historical on-time performance
San Jose to Palm Springs
390 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SJC–PSP arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 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-time84%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights92
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline9%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft79%
- Security0%
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 SJC → PSP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 539 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 30 min · 306 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 93% on time.
- Saturdays93% on time · p90 5 min · 104 flights · limited
- Fridays87% on time · p90 15 min · 146 flights · limited
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 109 flights · limited
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 110 flights · limited
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 140 flights · limited
- Mondays82% on time · p90 25 min · 140 flights · limited
- Sundays81% on time · p90 20 min · 151 flights · limited
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