Route Reliability
Houston → Palm Springs
IAH–PSP · 1,269 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
84
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 88%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 15 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 1.3%
- Cancelled
- 236
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 88% of the time across 236 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
IAH–PSP flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 75% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
IAH–PSP flights arrived on time 95% of the time on Tuesdays and just 78% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon94%(35 flights)
- Tue95%(19 flights)
- Wed85%(34 flights)
- Thu94%(36 flights)
- Fri89%(35 flights)
- Sat85%(34 flights)
- Sun78%(36 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM91%(183 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(2 flights)
- 6–9 PM75%(44 flights)
94%
May
Nov 85% → May 94% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | 85% | 27 |
| December 2025 | 89% | 28 |
| January 2026 | 83% | 24 |
| February 2026 | 93% | 41 |
| March 2026 | 86% | 56 |
| April 2026 | 89% | 36 |
| May 2026 | 94% | 17 |
Keep nerding
Based on 236 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.