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

No clear winner: American’s DFW → PSP flights land within a few points of 7 in 10 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	DFW	PSP	3h 11m	71%	3.1%	997	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 2 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	DFW 07:45 → SLC 09:34DL 1291	1h 11m Salt Lake City	SLC 10:45 → PSP 11:43DL 4042 · flown by SkyWest	5h 58m	93%	90%
American Details →	DFW 07:08 → PHX 07:34AA 474	3h 06m Phoenix	PHX 10:40 → PSP 11:50AA 2330	6h 42m	99%	85%
American Details →	DFW 10:50 → PHX 11:19AA 2990	3h 46m Phoenix	PHX 15:05 → PSP 16:10AA 2929	7h 20m	99%	82%
Delta Details →	DFW 12:30 → SLC 14:25DL 2798	1h 10m Salt Lake City	SLC 15:35 → PSP 16:29DL 3852 · flown by SkyWest	5h 59m	90%	78%
United Details →	DFW 15:21 → SFO 17:13UA 454	1h 25m San Francisco	SFO 18:38 → PSP 20:26UA 5705 · flown by SkyWest	7h 05m	91%	75%
United Details →	DFW 08:45 → DEN 10:06UA 644	1h 09m Denver	DEN 11:15 → PSP 12:28UA 1294	5h 43m	93%	74%
American Details →	DFW 13:40 → PHX 14:08AA 2113	3h 39m Phoenix	PHX 17:47 → PSP 18:52AA 2333	7h 12m	100%	73%
Alaska Details →	DFW 06:24 → SEA 08:45AS 543	1h 35m Seattle	SEA 10:20 → PSP 13:14AS 692	8h 50m	94%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DFW 13:40 → PHX 14:08AA 2113	57m Phoenix	PHX 15:05 → PSP 16:10AA 2929	4h 30m	64%	54%
United Details →	DFW 11:02 → SFO 12:51UA 1712	49m San Francisco	SFO 13:40 → PSP 15:26UA 5312 · flown by SkyWest	6h 24m	18%	13%

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

DEN · 1h 09m · leaves 08:45 7%

SLC · 1h 11m · leaves 07:45 7%

PHX · 1h 11m · leaves 08:55 17%

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.


American AA 966 DFW 16:30 → LAX United UA 5461 LAX 21:26 → PSP Connection details →	3h 41m	8h 00m	100%	97%
American AA 1584 DFW 08:25 → LAS Southwest WN 2422 LAS 12:35 → PSP Connection details →	3h 19m	7h 15m	98%	78%
Frontier F9 3971 DFW 11:54 → PHX American AA 2929 PHX 15:05 → PSP Connection details →	2h 37m	6h 16m	94%	78%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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