SMF → PSPSacramento to Palm Springs

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Direct flights from Sacramento (SMF) to Palm Springs (PSP): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 73% of the last 11 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 11 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 707 km, an estimated 1 hour 24 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sacramento and Palm Springs. Updated 19 October 2026 at 02:41 UTC.

Today, SMF → PSP

Sun 18 Oct · local times
  1. 07:45 WN1417Southwest Left 07:48 Landed 08:55 −20
  2. 17:45 WN1277Southwest Left 17:45 Landed 19:07 −8

Checked SMF board 15:18 · PSP board 19:41

SMF Sacramento busy · +16
PSP Palm Springs smooth · +0
707 km · ~1h 24m est.
dep bank 07:45–17:457x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
73% on time

of the last 11 operated SMF → PSP flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +4 min. 0 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+4 minacross the last 11 operated legs
Flight time~1h 24mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 11

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN73% on time

Flights WN1417 07:45 Su · WN1104 08:15 Mo Th Fr Sa · WN2236 09:55 Tu We · WN1717 17:00 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-18WN1277dep +0 → arr−8
10-18WN1417dep +3 → arr−20
10-17WN1104dep +15 → arr−6
10-16WN1104dep +10 → arr−9
10-16WN1717dep +32 → arr+11
10-15WN1104dep +12 → arr−10
10-15WN1717dep +30 → arr+11
10-14WN2236dep +14 → arr+17
10-13WN2236dep +16 → arr+19
10-12WN1104departed+4
10-12WN1717dep +23 → arr+26

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
SMFSacramento +16 min busy 🌤 clear · S 10 kt Full SMF delay board →
PSPPalm Springs +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full PSP delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SMF and PSP: 45% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Sacramento to Palm Springs route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SMF to PSP flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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SMF to PSP questions

Is SMF–PSP running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SMF is the weaker end, route health score 89/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SMF–PSP?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:45 and evening departures around 17:00 from SMF. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PSP delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SMF to PSP?

Great-circle distance is 707 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 80–91 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SMF–PSP fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 11 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.