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

Take the nonstop: United LAX → PSP (1h 08m) reaches Palm Springs on time 9 times in 10; the most reliable connection, Southwest via Las Vegas (4h 05m), 78%.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	LAX	PSP	1h 08m	90%	0.6%	476	Flying now
American	LAX	PSP	–	88%few flights	0.0%	8	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. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	LAX 05:35 → SLC 08:30DL 2906	2h 15m Salt Lake City	SLC 10:45 → PSP 11:43DL 4042 · flown by SkyWest	6h 08m	98%	97%
Delta Details →	LAX 09:55 → SLC 12:50DL 1434	2h 45m Salt Lake City	SLC 15:35 → PSP 16:29DL 3852 · flown by SkyWest	6h 34m	98%	86%
American Details →	LAX 06:19 → PHX 07:51AA 2027	2h 49m Phoenix	PHX 10:40 → PSP 11:50AA 2330	5h 31m	97%	85%
American Details →	LAX 10:00 → PHX 11:28AA 1668	3h 37m Phoenix	PHX 15:05 → PSP 16:10AA 2929	6h 10m	99%	84%
United Details →	LAX 13:25 → SFO 14:53UA 372	3h 45m San Francisco	SFO 18:38 → PSP 20:26UA 5705 · flown by SkyWest	7h 01m	100%	82%
United Details →	LAX 05:00 → DEN 08:22UA 1010	2h 53m Denver	DEN 11:15 → PSP 12:28UA 1294	7h 28m	100%	79%
Southwest Details →	LAX 09:35 → LAS 10:45WN 2007	1h 50m Las Vegas	LAS 12:35 → PSP 13:40WN 2422	4h 05m	100%	78%
Southwest Details →	LAX 09:00 → OAK 10:20WN 3014	3h 45m Oakland	OAK 14:05 → PSP 15:35WN 4199	6h 35m	100%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	LAX 16:14 → SFO 17:42UA 2019	56m San Francisco	SFO 18:38 → PSP 20:26UA 5705 · flown by SkyWest	4h 12m	63%	52%
United Details →	LAX 10:55 → SFO 12:30UA 1791	1h 10m San Francisco	SFO 13:40 → PSP 15:26UA 5312 · flown by SkyWest	4h 31m	69%	49%
Southwest Details →	LAX 16:20 → DEN 19:40WN 278	1h 15m Denver	DEN 20:55 → PSP 22:10WN 3830	5h 53m	44%	19%

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 · 46m · leaves 07:00 17%

Afternoon and evening

PDX · 49m · leaves 14:27 19%

SFO · 56m · leaves 16:14 37%

DEN · 1h 15m · leaves 16:20 56%

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.


Southwest WN 4322 LAX 10:15 → SLC Delta DL 3852 SLC 15:35 → PSP Connection details →	2h 35m	6h 14m	94%	83%
Delta DL 3951 LAX 10:01 → PHX American AA 2929 PHX 15:05 → PSP Connection details →	3h 31m	6h 09m	98%	82%
American AA 6425 LAX 08:10 → LAS Southwest WN 2422 LAS 12:35 → PSP Connection details →	3h 02m	5h 30m	100%	81%

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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