Route · PSP → PHX · 2020–2025 BTS data
Palm Springs to Phoenix
The PSP–PHX corridor (Palm Springs, CA → Phoenix, AZ) runs ahead of the national average, served by 25 carriers across roughly 261 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 84.5%
- On-time
- +5.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 89 min
- Delay when late
- 10,035
- Flights
Cancelled
0.5%
Best Month
Sep 2024 93%
Worst Month
Mar 2025 73%
Distance
261 mi
Carriers
25
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 139 | 26 | 0 | 0 | AA,MQ,OO |
| Nov 2025 | 130 | 33 | 5 | 0 | OO,MQ,AA |
| Oct 2025 | 130 | 26 | 0 | 0 | AA,OO,MQ |
| Sep 2025 | 94 | 19 | 2 | 0 | OO,AA |
| Aug 2025 | 106 | 25 | 0 | 0 | AA,OO |
| Jul 2025 | 122 | 33 | 2 | 0 | AA,OO |
| Jun 2025 | 124 | 28 | 0 | 0 | AA,OO,MQ |
| May 2025 | 161 | 17 | 0 | 1 | AA,OO,MQ |
| Apr 2025 | 201 | 34 | 1 | 0 | MQ,OO,AA |
| Mar 2025 | 162 | 44 | 2 | 0 | AA,OO |
| Feb 2025 | 130 | 19 | 0 | 0 | AA,OO,MQ |
| Jan 2025 | 135 | 14 | 0 | 0 | AA,OO,MQ |
| Dec 2024 | 158 | 17 | 0 | 0 | AA,OO |
| Nov 2024 | 156 | 23 | 0 | 0 | OO,MQ,AA |
| Oct 2024 | 124 | 18 | 0 | 0 | MQ,OO,AA |
| Sep 2024 | 134 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OO,AA,MQ |
| Aug 2024 | 109 | 16 | 0 | 0 | AA,OO |
| Jul 2024 | 93 | 9 | 2 | 1 | OO |
| Jun 2024 | 98 | 15 | 0 | 0 | AA,OO |
| May 2024 | 153 | 12 | 0 | 0 | AA,OO |
| Apr 2024 | 142 | 24 | 0 | 0 | AA,OO |
| Mar 2024 | 157 | 32 | 0 | 0 | AA,MQ,OO |
| Feb 2024 | 139 | 16 | 0 | 0 | AA,MQ,OO |
| Jan 2024 | 134 | 24 | 1 | 0 | AA,OO |
Cancellation Rate
0.5%
15 of 3,231 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
2 of 3,231 flights
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PSP - Palm Springs
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Origin airport →PHX - Phoenix
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What the Data Says About PSP to PHX
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Palm Springs to Phoenix (PSP to PHX) running a 84.5% on-time rate over 10,035 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 88.5 minutes. The 261-mile corridor is served by 25 carriers, and over the last 24 months 0.5% of 3,231 flights were cancelled, 0.1% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Sep 2024 posted the strongest performance at 93% on-time, while Mar 2025 came in at just 73% - a 20-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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