PSP to IAH flight delays
Palm Springs, CA (PSP) Houston, TX (IAH) · 1,269 miles
228 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
80.53%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.88%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
62 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
13 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In May it ran 31.8 points more punctual than in March — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
Only United Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
This is a thin route — 228 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
The Palm Springs to Houston route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, United Airlines arrived on time most often on PSP to IAH. Flights ran closest to schedule in May and worst in April.
Every airline on PSP to IAH
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 140 | 83.57% | 0% | 52 min | B |
| SkyWest Airlines | 88 | 75.58% | 2.27% | 74 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
IAH to PSP Houston back to Palm Springs 83.48% on time BOther routes from Palm Springs
Common questions
Are flights from Palm Springs to Houston usually delayed?
80.53% of flights on the PSP to IAH route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Palm Springs to Houston?
Only United Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 140 flights and 83.57% arriving on time.
How often are PSP to IAH flights cancelled?
0.88% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 9 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Palm Springs to Houston?
May, when 100% of flights arrived on time. The worst was March at 68.2%.
When PSP to IAH flights are late, how late are they?
About 62 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on PSP to IAH during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →