Flights Palm Springs → Sacramento
PSP → SMF
Route overview
The flight route from Palm Springs to Sacramento operates with an average on-time performance of 84%, experiencing a mean delay of 6.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 163 flights using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles around 12,313,370 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 Palm Springs (PSP) → Sacramento (SMF) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 210 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Sacramento the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Palm Springs the average ATFM delay is 3.9 minutes.
Heading to Sacramento: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Palm Springs (PSP) to Sacramento (SMF) heads north-west for about 707 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 18m.
Departures from Palm Springs on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 49% of PSP-SMF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Palm Springs the average ATFM delay is 3.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Sacramento it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 210 tracked PSP-SMF flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about PSP-SMF
On the Palm Springs (PSP) -> Sacramento (SMF) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 210 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Palm Springs-Sacramento is 0.00% across 210 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Alaska 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.
