Route · PSP → ORD · 2020–2025 BTS data
Palm Springs to Chicago
The PSP–ORD corridor (Palm Springs, CA → Chicago, IL) runs ahead of the national average, served by 8 carriers across roughly 1,651 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 83.5%
- On-time
- +4.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 97 min
- Delay when late
- 2,938
- Flights
Cancelled
0.7%
Best Month
Feb 2024 93%
Worst Month
May 2024 66%
Distance
1,651 mi
Carriers
8
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 113 | 21 | 2 | 0 | AA,UA |
| Nov 2025 | 97 | 26 | 4 | 0 | UA,AA |
| Oct 2025 | 81 | 13 | 0 | 0 | AA,UA |
| May 2025 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 1 | AA,UA |
| Apr 2025 | 109 | 14 | 0 | 0 | UA,AA |
| Mar 2025 | 91 | 18 | 0 | 1 | AA,UA |
| Feb 2025 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 0 | AA,UA |
| Jan 2025 | 69 | 15 | 0 | 0 | AA,UA |
| Dec 2024 | 77 | 13 | 1 | 0 | AA,UA |
| Nov 2024 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 0 | UA,AA |
| Oct 2024 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 0 | UA,AA |
| May 2024 | 58 | 20 | 0 | 0 | AA,UA |
| Apr 2024 | 122 | 21 | 1 | 0 | AA,OO,UA |
| Mar 2024 | 78 | 15 | 0 | 0 | AA,UA |
| Feb 2024 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 1 | AA,UA |
| Jan 2024 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 0 | AA,UA |
| Dec 2023 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 0 | UA,AA |
| Nov 2023 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 0 | AA,UA |
| Oct 2023 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 0 | AA,UA |
| Apr 2023 | 73 | 16 | 2 | 1 | UA,AA |
| Mar 2023 | 67 | 14 | 0 | 2 | OO,UA,AA |
| Feb 2023 | 97 | 10 | 1 | 0 | AA,UA |
| Jan 2023 | 77 | 10 | 0 | 0 | AA,UA |
| Dec 2022 | 70 | 21 | 0 | 0 | AA,UA |
Cancellation Rate
0.7%
13 of 1,818 flights
Diversion Rate
0.3%
6 of 1,818 flights
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PSP - Palm Springs
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Palm Springs, CA.
Origin airport →ORD - Chicago
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Chicago, IL.
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What the Data Says About PSP to ORD
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Palm Springs to Chicago (PSP to ORD) running a 83.5% on-time rate over 2,938 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 96.8 minutes. The 1,651-mile corridor is served by 8 carriers, and over the last 24 months 0.7% of 1,818 flights were cancelled, 0.3% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Feb 2024 posted the strongest performance at 93% on-time, while May 2024 came in at just 66% - a 28-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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