Route · PSP → SMF · 2020–2025 BTS data
Palm Springs to Sacramento
The PSP–SMF corridor (Palm Springs, CA → Sacramento, CA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 439 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 83.8%
- On-time
- +4.8 pts
- vs US avg
- 60 min
- Delay when late
- 1,939
- Flights
Cancelled
0.2%
Best Month
Dec 2023 96%
Worst Month
Mar 2025 76%
Distance
439 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2025 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Feb 2025 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2025 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2024 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2023 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2023 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2023 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2023 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2023 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
0.2%
2 of 1,023 flights
Diversion Rate
0.4%
4 of 1,023 flights
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PSP - Palm Springs
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Palm Springs, CA.
Origin airport →SMF - Sacramento
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What the Data Says About PSP to SMF
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Palm Springs to Sacramento (PSP to SMF) running a 83.8% on-time rate over 1,939 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 59.5 minutes. The 439-mile corridor is served by 1 carrier, and over the last 24 months 0.2% of 1,023 flights were cancelled, 0.4% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Dec 2023 posted the strongest performance at 96% on-time, while Mar 2025 came in at just 76% - 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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