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Route Reliability

Palm Springs → Sacramento

PSP–SMF · 439 miles · Palm Springs International Airport to Sacramento International Airport

90
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
507
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Southwest Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 86% of the time across 507 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PSP–SMF flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 98% of the time, versus 74% between 6–9 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

PSP–SMF flights arrived on time 92% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 80%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(83 flights)
  • Tue92%(60 flights)
  • Wed81%(58 flights)
  • Thu80%(80 flights)
  • Fri86%(85 flights)
  • Sat91%(55 flights)
  • Sun83%(81 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(7 flights)
  • 6–9 AM98%(97 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM97%(95 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(17 flights)
  • 3–6 PM84%(98 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(188 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 100% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 2025100%26
July 2025100%21
August 202584%31
September 202570%30
October 202586%44
November 202579%43
December 202589%44
January 202689%53
February 202681%52
March 202694%62
April 202682%49
May 202679%47

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Based on 507 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.