Route Reliability
Newark → Palm Springs
EWR–PSP · 2,358 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 80%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 1 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.5%
- Cancelled
- 115
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 80% of the time across 115 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Thursdays have been rough.
EWR–PSP flights arrived on time 90% of the time on Tuesdays and just 63% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 3.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon65%(17 flights)
- Tue90%(10 flights)
- Wed90%(10 flights)
- Thu63%(19 flights)
- Fri89%(18 flights)
- Sat89%(18 flights)
- Sun81%(16 flights)
- 6–9 AM80%(106 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM—(2 flights)
66%
Apr
Dec 93% → Apr 66% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 93% | 14 |
| January 2026 | 70% | 20 |
| February 2026 | 94% | 17 |
| March 2026 | 86% | 28 |
| April 2026 | 66% | 29 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 115 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.