Flights San Francisco → Palm Springs
SFO → PSP
Route overview
The flight route from San Francisco to Palm Springs operates with a high on-time performance rate of 78%, with an average delay of 13.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 793 flights are conducted using various aircraft models including Boeing 737 and Canadair Regional Jet 700, serving a destination airport that sees nearly three 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 San Francisco (SFO) → Palm Springs (PSP) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 1011 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.99%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.9/100 (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 San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Palm Springs: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Francisco (SFO) to Palm Springs (PSP) heads south-east for about 677 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 16m.
Departures from San Francisco on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of SFO-PSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Palm Springs it is 3.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 1,011 tracked SFO-PSP flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about SFO-PSP
On the San Francisco (SFO) -> Palm Springs (PSP) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 1011 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-Palm Springs is 0.99% across 1011 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Palm Springs, 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.
