Flights Denver → Palm Springs
DEN → PSP
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Palm Springs operates with an average on-time performance of 81%, experiencing a mean delay of 8.5 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 619 flights using either Airbus A319 or Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, connecting passengers from Denver International Airport, which opened in 1989, to Palm Springs International Airport, serving over 2.9 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Denver (DEN) → Palm Springs (PSP) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines. Across 765 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.2/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Palm Springs the average ATFM delay is 3.9 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Palm Springs: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Palm Springs (PSP) heads south-west for about 1,247 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 59m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 38% of DEN-PSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Palm Springs it is 3.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 765 tracked DEN-PSP flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-PSP
On the Denver (DEN) -> Palm Springs (PSP) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 765 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Palm Springs is 0.00% across 765 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Frontier Airlines, United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
