According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Palm Springs, CA (PSP) ranks #84 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Palm Springs, CA posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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PSP on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Palm Springs, CA sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Palm Springs, CA handles more flight
volume than 78% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
54% of them, placing it in the quadrant for busy and reliable.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Palm Springs, CA vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 159,999 ·
On-time rate: 83.7%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes902,737 min
Carrier361,344 min · 40%
Late Aircraft313,511 min · 35%
NAS (National Aviation System)185,711 min · 21%
Weather39,785 min · 4%
Security2,386 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
PSP - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (93.9%) · worst: December (90.8%)
PSP - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
PSP - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 16.8 min · taxi-in 6.6 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
PSP's average taxi-out (16.8 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 15.5 min (May 2024) to 18.1 min (November 2025).
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Palm Springs, CA.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Palm Springs, CA, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Palm Springs, CA is the delay mix: Carrier owns 40.0% of 902,737 delay minutes across 159,999 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 83.7% (4.7 pts above the 79% national average), with 26,083 delayed and 1,395 cancelled (0.87%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (34.7% late-aircraft, 40.0% carrier, 20.6% NAS, 4.4% weather, 0.3% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, PSP is strongest in September (93.9% on-time) and weakest in December (90.8%), a 3.1-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~3,290 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to SFO (San Francisco) at 79.5% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Palm Springs, CA vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
83.7%Top 46%higher than 54% of 382 airports
Palm Springs, CA
60%95%
U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
PSP's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from PSP before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16.8 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Palm Springs, CA's on-time rate?
Palm Springs, CA (PSP) has a 83.7% on-time rate across 159,999 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 4.7 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does PSP rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Palm Springs, CA ranks #84 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Palm Springs, CA?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at PSP, accounting for 40.0% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 34.7% late-aircraft, 40.0% carrier, 20.6% NAS/air-traffic-control, 4.4% weather, and 0.3% security.
When is the best time to fly through Palm Springs, CA?
September is historically PSP's strongest month at 93.9% on-time, while December is the weakest at 90.8%, a 3.1-point swing across the BTS historical record.