UA5542United Airlines · PSP → LAX
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UA5542 Palm SpringsPSP · 07:20 Los AngelesLAX · 08:37

UA5542 by United Airlines flies from Palm Springs (PSP) to Los Angeles (LAX).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
07:20

scheduled from PSP

⚖ UA5542 typically leaves +5 and lands −46. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−46 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~51 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-09
+7 gate · −44 arrival
11-08
+7 gate · −45 arrival
11-07
+13 gate · −41 arrival
11-06
+3 gate · −50 arrival
11-05
+3 gate · −51 arrival
11-04
+4 gate · −50 arrival
11-03
+12 gate · −41 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −46 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PSPPalm SpringsModerate riskPSP delay board →
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
PSP→LAXevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.6%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at PSP and LAX are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Palm Springs

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High31°Clikely 30°C to 31°C
Low17°Clikely 16°C to 18°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Los Angeles

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High28°Clikely 26°C to 30°C
Low17°Clikely 16°C to 18°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Palm Springs to Los Angeles flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA385departs 06:15
UA9921departs 06:30
UA9908departs 07:00
UA5768departs 14:27
UA5445departs 17:55
UA5104departs 19:15

If UA5542 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Palm Springs to Los Angeles on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PSP local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How UA5542 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5542 across the PSP and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 min late. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 8/14 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA5542 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-09PSP 07:20 07:27 (+7)LAX 08:37 07:53 (−44)
11-08PSP 07:20 07:27 (+7)LAX 08:37 07:52 (−45)
11-07PSP 07:20 07:33 (+13)LAX 08:37 07:56 (−41)
11-06PSP 07:20 07:23 (+3)LAX 08:37 07:47 (−50)
11-05PSP 07:20 07:23 (+3)LAX 08:37 07:46 (−51)
11-04PSP 07:20 07:24 (+4)LAX 08:37 07:47 (−50)
11-03PSP 07:20 07:32 (+12)LAX 08:37 07:56 (−41)
11-02PSP 07:20 07:23 (+3)LAX 08:37 07:48 (−49)
11-01PSP 07:20 07:22 (+2)LAX 08:37 07:49 (−48)
10-31PSP 07:20 07:39 (+19)LAX 08:37 08:04 (−33)
10-30PSP 07:20 07:24 (+4)LAX 08:37 07:51 (−46)
10-29PSP 07:20 07:24 (+4)LAX 08:37 07:50 (−47)
10-28PSP 07:20 08:15 (+55)LAX 08:37 08:48 (+11)
10-27PSP 07:20 07:26 (+6)LAX 08:37 07:51 (−46)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N622UX, N624UX, N103SY, N618UX.

Board clocks recorded as PSP and LAX published them.

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