Route · IAH → PSP · 2020–2025 BTS data
Houston to Palm Springs
The IAH–PSP corridor (Houston, TX → Palm Springs, CA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 8 carriers across roughly 1,269 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 81.1%
- On-time
- +2.1 pts
- vs US avg
- 68 min
- Delay when late
- 1,395
- Flights
Cancelled
1.1%
Best Month
Jan 2021 93%
Worst Month
Mar 2023 68%
Distance
1,269 mi
Carriers
8
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Mar 2025 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 1 | OO,UA |
| Apr 2024 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Mar 2024 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Nov 2023 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Apr 2023 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | UA,OO |
| Mar 2023 | 56 | 18 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Feb 2023 | 56 | 15 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Jan 2023 | 61 | 17 | 1 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Dec 2022 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Nov 2022 | 60 | 13 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2022 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2022 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Feb 2022 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 1 | OO |
| Jan 2022 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2021 | 62 | 15 | 1 | 1 | OO |
| Nov 2021 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2021 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Feb 2021 | 56 | 7 | 10 | 0 | OO,UA,YV |
| Jan 2021 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 1 | OO,YV |
| Dec 2020 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Nov 2020 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | OO |
Cancellation Rate
1.1%
13 of 1,164 flights
Diversion Rate
0.5%
6 of 1,164 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
IAH - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
Origin airport →PSP - Palm Springs
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Palm Springs, CA.
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What the Data Says About IAH to PSP
1,395 tracked flights put the IAH to PSP pairing (Houston to Palm Springs) at a 81.1% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 67.8 minutes on average. Across the 1,269-mile route and its 8 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 1.1% cancelled and 0.5% diverted (1,164 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Jan 2021 posted the strongest performance at 93% on-time, while Mar 2023 came in at just 68% - a 25-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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