The flight time from Denver to Palm Springs is 2 hours, 12 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DEN Denver, CO on time.
15 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 49 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PSP Palm Springs, CA on time.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
81%
Southwest
78%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Denver to Palm Springs is 2 hours, 12 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 49 minutes.

The flight distance from Denver to Palm Springs is 776 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Palm Springs to Denver
2 hours, 1 minute

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 6m
United
2h 15m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

30

Distance

776 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun012345

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
21
Southwest
8

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Denver from Palm Springs by plane?

The distance from Denver to Palm Springs by plane is 776 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Denver to Palm Springs?

The flight time from Denver to Palm Springs is 2 hours, 12 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 49 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 6 minutes, and United the slowest taking 2 hours, 15 minutes.

What airlines fly from Denver to Palm Springs?

United and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Denver to Palm Springs.

Does Southwest fly from Denver to Palm Springs?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Denver (DEN) to Palm Springs (PSP). On average, they have 8 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Denver on time
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 109 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Palm Springs on time

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Denver to Palm Springs, Southwest is 78% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 78% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 81% 18% 1%
Southwest 78% 21% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Denver and Palm Springs, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 13 108 4 126
United 16 109 7 135

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
9pm 0.04
12pm 0.02
9am 0.01
8am 0.29
3pm 0.51
7am 0.04
4pm 0.15
2pm 0.67
6pm 0.05
7pm 0.9
1pm 0.27
11am 1.07
8pm 0.02
5pm 0.01
10pm 0.07
10am 0.14

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Palm Springs that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 147
February 140
March 176
April 179
May 154
June 92
July 93
August 93
September 117
October 128
November 124
December 132

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Palm Springs that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 4.42
Tuesday 4.23
Wednesday 4.25
Thursday 4.37
Friday 4.35
Saturday 4.02
Sunday 4.65

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
United 0
Southwest 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
9pm 11 109 4 121
12pm 10 107 4 122
9am 12 107 6 128
8am 17 109 6 136
3pm 16 109 5 132
7am 19 124 8 156
4pm 18 111 7 141
2pm 14 110 5 130
6pm 17 112 8 141
7pm 17 108 7 135
1pm 14 109 5 129
11am 15 108 6 132
8pm 16 112 9 138
5pm 14 105 5 123
10pm 11 111 4 128
10am 12 108 4 124
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.