The flight time from Los Angeles to Palm Springs is 57 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAX Los Angeles, CA 4 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
32 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PSP Palm Springs, CA 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
87%
American
87%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Los Angeles to Palm Springs is 57 minutes. The time spent in the air is 32 minutes.

The flight distance from Los Angeles to Palm Springs is 110 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Palm Springs to Los Angeles
52 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
51m
United
57m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

4

Distance

110 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND0102030

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
4
American
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Los Angeles from Palm Springs by plane?

The distance from Los Angeles to Palm Springs by plane is 110 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Palm Springs?

The flight time from Los Angeles to Palm Springs is 57 minutes. The time spent in the air is 32 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 51 minutes, and United the slowest taking 57 minutes.

What airlines fly from Los Angeles to Palm Springs?

American and United are the airlines with direct flights from Los Angeles to Palm Springs.

Does Southwest fly from Los Angeles to Palm Springs?

Southwest does not fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Palm Springs (PSP). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 Los Angeles 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 32 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Palm Springs 4 minutes early

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 Los Angeles to Palm Springs, American is 87% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 87% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 87% 13% 0%
United 87% 13% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Los Angeles 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)
American 12 31 5 51
United 16 32 7 57

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
7am 0.01
9pm 0.01
10am 0.01
7pm 0.36
8pm 0.02
10pm 0.11
6pm 0.09

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 31
February 27
March 32
April 38
May 31
June 1
July 0
August 0
September 0
October 3
November 30
December 31

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 0.67
Tuesday 0.6
Wednesday 0.63
Thursday 0.62
Friday 0.58
Saturday 0.6
Sunday 0.62

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
American 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)
7am 11 29 5 45
9pm 14 33 8 57
10am 14 33 20 68
7pm 16 31 7 57
8pm 17 34 9 57
10pm 19 33 7 60
6pm 14 33 6 53
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.