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Route Reliability

Denver → Palm Springs

DEN–PSP · 776 miles · Denver International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport

84
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
2,046
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.United Airlines80%1,448 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines74%543 flights

Not enough history to rank: Frontier Airlines (55 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DEN–PSP flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 64% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DEN–PSP flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Mondays. On Sundays: 76%.

United Airlines has a slight edge here.

United Airlines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 74%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(311 flights)
  • Tue79%(280 flights)
  • Wed77%(276 flights)
  • Thu76%(282 flights)
  • Fri80%(309 flights)
  • Sat77%(281 flights)
  • Sun76%(294 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(313 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(452 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(371 flights)
  • 3–6 PM82%(399 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(450 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM69%(48 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 70% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%103
July 202566%100
August 202571%113
September 202585%138
October 202583%196
November 202584%199
December 202577%201
January 202675%189
February 202680%183
March 202685%223
April 202680%210
May 202674%178

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Based on 2,046 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.