Flights Los Angeles → Palm Springs
LAX → PSP
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 Los Angeles (LAX) → Palm Springs (PSP) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 160 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.63%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 5.3/100 (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 Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 81% | 6 min | 1.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAX-PSP
On the Los Angeles (LAX) -> Palm Springs (PSP) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 160 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-Palm Springs is 0.63% across 160 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
