Flights Portland → Palm Springs
PDX → PSP
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Palm Springs operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 89%. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 285 flights using Boeing 737-400 aircraft, with each flight experiencing an average delay of just three minutes.
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 Portland (PDX) → Palm Springs (PSP) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 371 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.3/100 (medium), 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 Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Palm Springs: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Palm Springs (PSP) heads south-east for about 1,406 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 11m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 55% of PDX-PSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Palm Springs it is 3.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 371 tracked PDX-PSP flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 5.1% 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 PDX-PSP
On the Portland (PDX) -> Palm Springs (PSP) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 371 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Palm Springs is 5.12% across 371 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.
