Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same 75-minute layover misses 3% of the time at 7 am and 23% of the time at 6 pm.

Nonstops


United	DEN	PSP	2h 30m	81%	0.6%	1,446	Flying now
Southwest	DEN	PSP	2h 15m	71%	0.2%	541	Flying now
Frontier	DEN	PSP	2h 12m	74%few flights	0.0%	39	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Palm Springs on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Palm Springs is 1 h behind Denver). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	DEN 05:40 → SLC 07:13DL 2544	3h 32m Salt Lake City	SLC 10:45 → PSP 11:43DL 4042 · flown by SkyWest	7h 03m	97%	95%
United Details →	DEN 18:05 → LAX 19:40UA 2240	1h 46m Los Angeles	LAX 21:26 → PSP 22:30UA 5461 · flown by SkyWest	5h 25m	91%	89%
Delta Details →	DEN 15:55 → SLC 17:34DL 1623	3h 06m Salt Lake City	SLC 20:40 → PSP 21:31DL 4045 · flown by SkyWest	6h 36m	96%	89%
United Details →	DEN 05:15 → SFO 06:53UA 2367	1h 17m San Francisco	SFO 08:10 → PSP 09:56UA 5904 · flown by SkyWest	5h 41m	97%	88%
American Details →	DEN 07:13 → PHX 08:08AA 1404	2h 32m Phoenix	PHX 10:40 → PSP 11:50AA 2330	5h 37m	96%	83%
Southwest Details →	DEN 07:40 → LAS 08:35WN 1559	4h 00m Las Vegas	LAS 12:35 → PSP 13:40WN 2422	7h 00m	100%	81%
United Details →	DEN 13:25 → SFO 15:09UA 1812	3h 29m San Francisco	SFO 18:38 → PSP 20:26UA 5705 · flown by SkyWest	8h 01m	98%	81%
Delta Details →	DEN 12:45 → SLC 14:18DL 1553	1h 17m Salt Lake City	SLC 15:35 → PSP 16:29DL 3852 · flown by SkyWest	4h 44m	91%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	DEN 13:25 → SFO 15:09UA 1812	47m San Francisco	SFO 15:56 → PSP 17:46UA 5354 · flown by SkyWest	5h 21m	65%	50%
United Details →	DEN 09:43 → SFO 11:25UA 1506	47m San Francisco	SFO 12:12 → PSP 13:56UA 5212 · flown by SkyWest	5h 13m	32%	17%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

SFO · 1h 17m · leaves 05:15 3%

Afternoon and evening

SEA · 1h 17m · leaves 16:36 19%

DFW · 1h 14m · leaves 15:11 23%

SFO · 47m · leaves 13:25 35%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Frontier F9 3219 DEN 06:00 → SLC Delta DL 4042 SLC 10:45 → PSP Connection details →	3h 14m	6h 43m	98%	96%
Southwest WN 4027 DEN 10:05 → SLC Delta DL 3852 SLC 15:35 → PSP Connection details →	3h 50m	7h 24m	100%	88%
Frontier F9 1747 DEN 06:45 → PHX American AA 2330 PHX 10:40 → PSP Connection details →	2h 55m	6h 05m	97%	86%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON