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Route Reliability

Minneapolis → Palm Springs

MSP–PSP · 1,454 miles · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport

82
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min early
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
314
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 83% of the time across 314 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 6–9 AM departure wins.

MSP–PSP flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 76% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Saturday is the weak spot.

MSP–PSP flights arrived on time 92% of the time on Tuesdays. On Saturdays: 80%.

Trending in the right direction.

MSP–PSP flights arrived on time 91% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 78% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(47 flights)
  • Tue92%(37 flights)
  • Wed82%(44 flights)
  • Thu82%(45 flights)
  • Fri83%(46 flights)
  • Sat80%(45 flights)
  • Sun84%(43 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM94%(50 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(165 flights)
  • 12–3 PM90%(92 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Oct 77% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
October 202577%26
November 202576%29
December 202563%41
January 202678%50
February 202692%51
March 202693%57
April 202691%42
May 202690%10

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Based on 314 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.