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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time.

Nonstops


United	SFO	PSP	1h 46m	80%	0.7%	1,612	Flying now
Alaska	SFO	PSP	1h 38m	70%	2.3%	1,098	Flying now
Frontier	SFO	PSP	1h 35m	73%few flights	0.0%	22	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 →	SFO 05:50 → SLC 08:42DL 1331	2h 03m Salt Lake City	SLC 10:45 → PSP 11:43DL 4042 · flown by SkyWest	5h 53m	99%	97%
United Details →	SFO 16:25 → LAX 18:05UA 1754	3h 21m Los Angeles	LAX 21:26 → PSP 22:30UA 5461 · flown by SkyWest	6h 05m	99%	96%
American Details →	SFO 05:50 → PHX 08:01AA 6404 · flown by SkyWest	2h 39m Phoenix	PHX 10:40 → PSP 11:50AA 2330	6h 00m	99%	87%
Delta Details →	SFO 09:55 → SLC 12:44DL 920	2h 51m Salt Lake City	SLC 15:35 → PSP 16:29DL 3852 · flown by SkyWest	6h 34m	97%	84%
United Details →	SFO 05:00 → DEN 08:35UA 1479	2h 40m Denver	DEN 11:15 → PSP 12:28UA 1294	7h 28m	99%	78%
Alaska Details →	SFO 06:03 → SEA 08:13AS 620	2h 07m Seattle	SEA 10:20 → PSP 13:14AS 692	7h 11m	98%	75%
American Details →	SFO 12:18 → PHX 14:29AA 2548	3h 18m Phoenix	PHX 17:47 → PSP 18:52AA 2333	6h 34m	98%	71%
Southwest Details →	SFO 13:20 → LAS 15:00WN 3644	2h 40m Las Vegas	LAS 17:40 → PSP 18:40WN 2318	5h 20m	95%	66%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	SFO 15:02 → PDX 16:47AS 1302	49m Portland	PDX 17:36 → PSP 20:14AS 3022 · flown by SkyWest	5h 12m	61%	40%
United Details →	SFO 14:20 → DEN 18:11UA 1596	54m Denver	DEN 19:05 → PSP 20:35UA 4787 · flown by SkyWest	6h 15m	65%	38%
Southwest Details →	SFO 09:45 → LAS 11:20WN 4249	1h 15m Las Vegas	LAS 12:35 → PSP 13:40WN 2422	3h 55m	30%	23%

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

SEA · 1h 07m · leaves 07:03 12%

LAS · 1h 15m · leaves 09:45 70%

Afternoon and evening

LAX · 57m · leaves 18:45 19%

DEN · 54m · leaves 14:20 35%

PDX · 49m · leaves 15:02 39%

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.


Alaska AS 1523 SFO 16:30 → LAX United UA 5461 LAX 21:26 → PSP Connection details →	3h 20m	6h 00m	94%	91%
United UA 2017 SFO 13:56 → SLC Delta DL 4045 SLC 20:40 → PSP Connection details →	3h 45m	7h 35m	97%	90%
Southwest WN 4145 SFO 05:30 → PHX American AA 2330 PHX 10:40 → PSP Connection details →	3h 10m	6h 20m	100%	88%

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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