Los Angeles (LAX) to Palm Springs (PSP)
Flight time
≈ 1h 01m
Bearing
94° E
Los Angeles (LAX) to Palm Springs (PSP) is 109 miles (176 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAX–PSP
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 6 carriers flying nonstop LAX–PSP; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 94% of departures; flights ran 52% full.
Departures
131
April 2026
Seats
9,462
both directions
Passengers
4,953
both directions
Load factor
52.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LAX–PSP?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop LAX–PSP departures in April 2026 (126), one of 6 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
126 departures · 9,120 seats
Share of departures96.2%54.0%
Load
- 27Q
Jet Aviation Flight Services
1 departures · 14 seats
Share of departures0.8%0.0%
Load
- 36Q
Air Hamburg Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH
1 departures · 0 seats
Share of departures0.8%—
Load
- QFX
Sparfell Malta
1 departures · 13 seats
Share of departures0.8%38.5%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
1 departures · 126 seats
Share of departures0.8%6.3%
Load
- WS
WestJet
1 departures · 189 seats
Share of departures0.8%9.0%
Load
What plane flies LAX–PSP?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 94% of LAX–PSP departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
123 departures · 55.1% load
93.9% - Bombardier CRJ-700
2 departures · 0.0% load
1.5% - Airbus A319
1 departures · 6.3% load
0.8% - Dassault Falcon 900
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.8% - Bombardier Global 6000
1 departures · 38.5% load
0.8% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 9.0% load
0.8% - Embraer Legacy 650
1 departures · — load
0.8% - Bombardier CRJ-200
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.8%
How has LAX–PSP traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–PSP departures rose from 47 in May 2025 to 131 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–PSP traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
47 departures · 1,912 passengers
55.3%
Load
June 2025
4 departures · 53 passengers
18.5%
Load
July 2025
3 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
August 2025
30 departures · 861 passengers
40.7%
Load
September 2025
65 departures · 3,220 passengers
70.7%
Load
October 2025
84 departures · 3,346 passengers
57.0%
Load
November 2025
104 departures · 3,276 passengers
43.6%
Load
December 2025
108 departures · 3,627 passengers
47.8%
Load
January 2026
109 departures · 3,527 passengers
46.1%
Load
February 2026
112 departures · 4,328 passengers
50.5%
Load
March 2026
114 departures · 4,727 passengers
58.3%
Load
April 2026
131 departures · 4,953 passengers
52.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LAX → PSP
49.6% full
66 departures · 2,449 passengers
PSP → LAX
55.3% full
65 departures · 2,504 passengers
Nonstop LAX–PSP traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Los Angeles (LAX) from Palm Springs (PSP)?
LAX to PSP is 109 miles (176 km / 95 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to PSP?
A nonstop covers the 109-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 01m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–PSP?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (93.9%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-700 (1.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–PSP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 109-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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