Flights Palm Springs → San Francisco
PSP → SFO
How long is the flight from Palm Springs to San Francisco?
The flight from Palm Springs (PSP) to San Francisco (SFO) takes 1h 10m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Palm Springs to San Francisco operates with a high frequency of 795 flights, primarily using Boeing 737 and Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 73%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 17 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic with over 50 million passengers per year.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Palm Springs (PSP) → San Francisco (SFO) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1685 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.65%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Palm Springs the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to San Francisco: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Palm Springs (PSP) to San Francisco (SFO) heads north-west for about 677 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 10m.
Departures from Palm Springs on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 49% of PSP-SFO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Palm Springs the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into San Francisco it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,685 tracked PSP-SFO flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 0.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 82% | 19 min | 5.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PSP-SFO
The flight from Palm Springs (PSP) to San Francisco (SFO) takes 1h 10m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Palm Springs (PSP) -> San Francisco (SFO) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 1685 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Palm Springs-San Francisco is 0.65% across 1685 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at San Francisco, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
