Route · PSP → DEN · 2020–2025 BTS data
Palm Springs to Denver
The PSP–DEN corridor (Palm Springs, CA → Denver, CO) runs ahead of the national average, served by 19 carriers across roughly 776 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 84%
- On-time
- +5 pts
- vs US avg
- 78 min
- Delay when late
- 9,565
- Flights
Cancelled
0.5%
Best Month
Oct 2024 93%
Worst Month
May 2025 64%
Distance
776 mi
Carriers
19
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 201 | 44 | 1 | 0 | WN,UA,OO |
| Nov 2025 | 200 | 28 | 1 | 0 | OO,UA,F9,WN |
| Oct 2025 | 196 | 22 | 1 | 0 | OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Sep 2025 | 138 | 23 | 0 | 0 | UA,WN,OO,F9 |
| Aug 2025 | 114 | 23 | 0 | 3 | OO,WN,F9,UA |
| Jul 2025 | 100 | 26 | 0 | 3 | OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Jun 2025 | 104 | 32 | 1 | 1 | OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| May 2025 | 170 | 61 | 2 | 1 | OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Apr 2025 | 222 | 60 | 5 | 1 | F9,OO,UA,WN |
| Mar 2025 | 236 | 41 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Feb 2025 | 196 | 39 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Jan 2025 | 199 | 19 | 0 | 1 | OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Dec 2024 | 204 | 27 | 0 | 0 | F9,OO,UA,WN |
| Nov 2024 | 186 | 17 | 3 | 0 | OO,UA,WN |
| Oct 2024 | 171 | 12 | 0 | 0 | UA,OO,WN |
| Sep 2024 | 125 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN,OO,UA |
| Aug 2024 | 106 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN,OO,UA |
| Jul 2024 | 93 | 11 | 1 | 0 | OO,WN |
| Jun 2024 | 118 | 15 | 0 | 0 | OO,WN |
| May 2024 | 164 | 26 | 0 | 1 | OO,UA,WN |
| Apr 2024 | 187 | 32 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA,WN |
| Mar 2024 | 204 | 34 | 2 | 0 | OO,UA,WN |
| Feb 2024 | 145 | 23 | 1 | 0 | OO,UA,WN |
| Jan 2024 | 146 | 15 | 0 | 0 | WN,OO,UA |
Cancellation Rate
0.5%
18 of 3,925 flights
Diversion Rate
0.3%
11 of 3,925 flights
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PSP - Palm Springs
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Palm Springs, CA.
Origin airport →DEN - Denver
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Denver, CO.
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What the Data Says About PSP to DEN
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Palm Springs to Denver (PSP to DEN) running a 84% on-time rate over 9,565 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 78.1 minutes. The 776-mile corridor is served by 19 carriers, and over the last 24 months 0.5% of 3,925 flights were cancelled, 0.3% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Oct 2024 posted the strongest performance at 93% on-time, while May 2025 came in at just 64% - a 29-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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