Route · PSP → SFO · 2020–2025 BTS data
Palm Springs to San Francisco
The PSP–SFO corridor (Palm Springs, CA → San Francisco, CA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 9 carriers across roughly 421 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 79.5%
- On-time
- +0.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 73 min
- Delay when late
- 14,385
- Flights
Cancelled
0.8%
Best Month
Jun 2025 84%
Worst Month
Mar 2024 43%
Distance
421 mi
Carriers
9
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 198 | 62 | 4 | 0 | UA,OO |
| Nov 2025 | 238 | 76 | 4 | 2 | OO,UA,F9 |
| Oct 2025 | 234 | 75 | 0 | 1 | OO,UA,F9 |
| Sep 2025 | 191 | 53 | 0 | 0 | UA,OO,F9 |
| Aug 2025 | 163 | 36 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2025 | 154 | 46 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2025 | 154 | 25 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| May 2025 | 227 | 55 | 1 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Apr 2025 | 270 | 72 | 0 | 0 | F9,OO,UA |
| Mar 2025 | 279 | 80 | 3 | 2 | OO,UA,F9 |
| Feb 2025 | 207 | 62 | 3 | 1 | OO,UA,F9 |
| Jan 2025 | 207 | 38 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA,F9 |
| Dec 2024 | 222 | 58 | 1 | 2 | F9,OO,UA |
| Nov 2024 | 219 | 61 | 3 | 2 | OO,UA |
| Oct 2024 | 219 | 47 | 0 | 1 | UA,OO |
| Sep 2024 | 172 | 51 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Aug 2024 | 141 | 46 | 1 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Jul 2024 | 124 | 41 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2024 | 117 | 28 | 0 | 1 | OO,UA |
| May 2024 | 170 | 65 | 1 | 5 | OO,UA |
| Apr 2024 | 226 | 116 | 2 | 3 | OO,UA |
| Mar 2024 | 237 | 134 | 3 | 3 | OO,UA |
| Feb 2024 | 229 | 117 | 10 | 1 | OO,UA |
| Jan 2024 | 218 | 62 | 2 | 0 | OO,UA |
Cancellation Rate
0.8%
40 of 4,816 flights
Diversion Rate
0.5%
25 of 4,816 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
PSP - Palm Springs
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Palm Springs, CA.
Origin airport →SFO - San Francisco
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for San Francisco, CA.
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What the Data Says About PSP to SFO
14,385 tracked flights put the PSP to SFO pairing (Palm Springs to San Francisco) at a 79.5% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 73.1 minutes on average. Across the 421-mile route and its 9 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 0.8% cancelled and 0.5% diverted (4,816 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Jun 2025 posted the strongest performance at 84% on-time, while Mar 2024 came in at just 43% - a 40-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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