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Airport month · January 2026
Palm Springs International in January 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In January 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,560 domestic departures from Palm Springs International (PSP). 77.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.9% reached their destination on time; 5.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so PSP departures were 2.2 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 1,446 departures with 88.2% leaving on time: a change of −10.4 points, with flights up 8%.
Flights arriving at PSP that month were on time 77.3% of the time (1,562 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 40%, late-arriving aircraft 33% and national aviation system 23%.
- On time 78.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 15.7%
- Cancelled 5.3%
- Diverted 0.1%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | PSP, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 77.8% | 88.2% | 79.5% | 75.6% |
| Arrived on time | 78.9% | 87.6% | 78.5% | 75.3% |
| Cancelled | 5.3% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 4.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 20.3 min | 9.7 min | 16.7 min | 16.7 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 52 | 48 | 41 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,560 | 1,446 | 15,067 | 544,003 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 464 | 30% | 79.3% | 7.4 min | 6.3% |
| AA American Airlines | 239 | 15% | 67.8% | 28.5 min | 8.4% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 239 | 15% | 84.5% | -4.8 min | 3.3% |
| UA United Airlines | 232 | 15% | 75.0% | 3.4 min | 5.6% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 226 | 14% | 85.8% | -1.6 min | 4.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 146 | 9% | 80.8% | 1.0 min | 2.1% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 14 | 1% | 92.9% | -16.1 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP–SFO | Palm Springs to San Francisco | 223 | 79.8% | -2.9 min | 4.9% |
| PSP–DEN | Palm Springs to Denver | 195 | 79.0% | 7.5 min | 3.6% |
| PSP–SEA | Palm Springs to Seattle | 183 | 88.0% | -3.7 min | 2.7% |
| PSP–PHX | Palm Springs to Phoenix | 141 | 70.2% | 41.3 min | 3.5% |
| PSP–DFW | Palm Springs to Dallas/Fort Worth | 93 | 66.7% | 22.7 min | 14.0% |
| PSP–SLC | Palm Springs to Salt Lake City | 92 | 85.9% | -4.9 min | 2.2% |
| PSP–PDX | Palm Springs to Portland | 79 | 81.0% | 0.5 min | 7.6% |
| PSP–ORD | Palm Springs to Chicago | 77 | 74.0% | 7.5 min | 9.1% |
| PSP–LAS | Palm Springs to Las Vegas | 64 | 87.5% | -6.3 min | 4.7% |
| PSP–SMF | Palm Springs to Sacramento | 56 | 83.9% | -2.0 min | 3.6% |
| PSP–LAX | Palm Springs to Los Angeles | 53 | 83.0% | -1.7 min | 3.8% |
| PSP–MSP | Palm Springs to Minneapolis | 52 | 80.8% | 1.0 min | 3.8% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left PSP on time in January 2026?
77.8% of 1,560 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 78.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.6% and 75.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025, 88.2% of 1,446 departures left on time and 0.5% were cancelled, against 77.8% and 5.3% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for PSP · methodology · corrections.