Historical on-time performance
Sacramento to Palm Springs
439 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SMF–PSP 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
- Airline13%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft76%
- 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 SMF → PSP
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 161 flights · limited
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 431 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 35 min · 130 flights · limited
- Evenings74% on time · p90 45 min · 659 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 157 flights · limited
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 173 flights · limited
- Mondays82% on time · p90 35 min · 235 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 174 flights · limited
- Sundays78% on time · p90 30 min · 207 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 232 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 236 flights
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