Route · MSP → PSP · 2020–2025 BTS data
Minneapolis to Palm Springs
The MSP–PSP corridor (Minneapolis, MN → Palm Springs, CA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 1,454 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 83.6%
- On-time
- +4.6 pts
- vs US avg
- 53 min
- Delay when late
- 1,139
- Flights
Cancelled
0.8%
Best Month
Jan 2025 98%
Worst Month
Jan 2024 69%
Distance
1,454 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 41 | 15 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Apr 2025 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Mar 2025 | 61 | 13 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Feb 2025 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jan 2025 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Dec 2024 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Apr 2024 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Mar 2024 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 1 | DL |
| Feb 2024 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jan 2024 | 54 | 17 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Dec 2023 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Apr 2023 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | DL |
| Mar 2023 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 0 | DL |
| Feb 2023 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | DL |
| Jan 2023 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Dec 2022 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 1 | DL |
| Apr 2022 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Mar 2022 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Apr 2021 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Mar 2021 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Feb 2021 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 1 | DL |
| Jan 2021 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Mar 2020 | 40 | 5 | 6 | 0 | DL |
| Feb 2020 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 1 | DL |
Cancellation Rate
0.8%
9 of 1,104 flights
Diversion Rate
0.4%
4 of 1,104 flights
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MSP - Minneapolis
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Minneapolis, MN.
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 MSP to PSP
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Minneapolis to Palm Springs (MSP to PSP) running a 83.6% on-time rate over 1,139 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 52.6 minutes. The 1,454-mile corridor is served by 1 carrier, and over the last 24 months 0.8% of 1,104 flights were cancelled, 0.4% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Jan 2025 posted the strongest performance at 98% on-time, while Jan 2024 came in at just 69% - a 30-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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