PSP

Palm Springs International Airport

ICAO KPSP33.8297°N 116.5070°W477 ft / 145 mLarge airport
On the map
Palm Springs International Airport - USGS topo
United States Geological Survey (USGS) · Public domain · Commons

Palm Springs International Airport (IATA: PSP, ICAO: KPSP) is a large airport in Palm Springs, California, United States. It opened in Jul 1942. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,000 ft (3,048 m). It is operated by Palm Springs Aviation Department. In 2025 it handled 3.3 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1942–1942
JUL 1942
OpenedPalm Springs International Airport opens.
From Wikidata · FAAEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap · FAA diagram PDF
Bono ConcourseAtlantic AviationRegional ConcourseSignature Flight ServicesCenter Terminal
13R/31L143° / 323° · LIT
LENGTH10,000 ft3,048 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEAsphalt
13L/31R143° / 323° · LIT
LENGTH4,953 ft1,510 mWIDTH75 ft23 mSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2014–2025
1.9M
1.9M
2.0M
2.1M
2.4M
2.6M
1.3M
2.1M
3.0M
3.3M
3.3M
3.3M
141516171819202122232425

Routes

33 destinations · 2 countries
1,000 km2,000 km3,000 km4,000 km1,000 mi2,000 miLAS · Harry Reid International Airport · 173 mi / 279 kmPHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · 260 mi / 419 kmSJC · Mineta San Jose International Airport · 390 mi / 628 kmOAK · Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · 418 mi / 673 kmSFO · San Francisco International Airport · 421 mi / 677 kmSMF · Sacramento International Airport · 439 mi / 707 kmSLC · Salt Lake City International Airport · 541 mi / 871 kmDEN · Denver International Airport · 775 mi / 1,247 kmPDX · Portland International Airport · 874 mi / 1,406 kmSEA · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · 988 mi / 1,590 kmBLI · Bellingham International Airport · 1,079 mi / 1,737 kmYVR · Vancouver International Airport · 1,115 mi / 1,795 kmDFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · 1,123 mi / 1,808 kmYYC · Calgary International Airport · 1,201 mi / 1,933 kmYEG · Edmonton International Airport · 1,353 mi / 2,178 kmLAX · Los Angeles International Airport · 109 mi / 176 kmSTS · Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport · 477 mi / 768 kmBOI · Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field · 673 mi / 1,083 kmPAE · Seattle Paine Field International Airport · 1,018 mi / 1,638 kmAUS · Austin Bergstrom International Airport · 1,130 mi / 1,819 kmDAL · Dallas Love Field · 1,135 mi / 1,827 kmIAH · George Bush Intercontinental Airport · 1,267 mi / 2,039 kmDSM · Des Moines International Airport · 1,353 mi / 2,177 kmMSP · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · 1,452 mi / 2,336 kmYWG · Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · 1,480 mi / 2,382 kmORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 1,648 mi / 2,653 kmMDW · Chicago Midway International Airport · 1,654 mi / 2,662 kmATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · 1,836 mi / 2,954 kmCLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport · 2,016 mi / 3,244 kmYYZ · Toronto Pearson International Airport · 2,080 mi / 3,348 kmIAD · Washington Dulles International Airport · 2,183 mi / 3,514 kmEWR · Newark Liberty International Airport · 2,353 mi / 3,786 kmJFK · John F. Kennedy International Airport · 2,373 mi / 3,819 kmJFKIADYYZCLTATLMDWYWGMSPYEGDSMIAHYYCDALYVRSEAPDXDENBOISLCSTSPHXLASLAXAUSSFOBLIPAESMFSJCPSP
Year-round15
LASHarry Reid International AirportUnited States · Southwest Airlines279 km173 miPHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International AirportUnited States · American Eagle, American Airlines419 km260 miSJCMineta San Jose International AirportUnited States · Southwest Airlines628 km390 miOAKOakland San Francisco Bay AirportUnited States · Southwest Airlines673 km418 miSFOSan Francisco International AirportUnited States · United Express, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines677 km421 miSMFSacramento International AirportUnited States · Southwest Airlines707 km439 miSLCSalt Lake City International AirportUnited States · Delta Connection871 km541 miDENDenver International AirportUnited States · United Express, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines1,247 km775 miPDXPortland International AirportUnited States · Alaska Airlines1,406 km874 miSEASeattle–Tacoma International AirportUnited States · Alaska Airlines1,590 km988 miBLIBellingham International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,737 km1,079 miYVRVancouver International AirportCanada · WestJet1,795 km1,115 miDFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportUnited States · American Airlines1,808 km1,123 miYYCCalgary International AirportCanada · WestJet1,933 km1,201 miYEGEdmonton International AirportCanada · WestJet2,178 km1,353 mi
Seasonal21
LAXLos Angeles International AirportUnited States · United Express176 km109 miSTSCharles M. Schulz Sonoma County AirportUnited States · Alaska Airlines768 km477 miSLCSalt Lake City International AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines871 km541 miBOIBoise Air Terminal/Gowen FieldUnited States · Alaska Airlines1,083 km673 miSEASeattle–Tacoma International AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines1,590 km988 miPAESeattle Paine Field International AirportUnited States · Alaska Airlines1,638 km1,018 miYVRVancouver International AirportCanada · Air Canada, Flair Airlines1,795 km1,115 miAUSAustin Bergstrom International AirportUnited States · Delta Connection, Southwest Airlines1,819 km1,130 miDALDallas Love FieldUnited States · Southwest Airlines1,827 km1,135 miIAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportUnited States · United Express2,039 km1,267 miDSMDes Moines International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air2,177 km1,353 miMSPMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldUnited States · Delta Air Lines2,336 km1,452 miYWGWinnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International AirportCanada · WestJet2,382 km1,480 miORDChicago O'Hare International AirportUnited States · United Airlines, American Airlines2,653 km1,648 miMDWChicago Midway International AirportUnited States · Southwest Airlines2,662 km1,654 miATLHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines2,954 km1,836 miCLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportUnited States · American Airlines3,244 km2,016 miYYZToronto Pearson International AirportCanada · Porter Airlines, Air Canada Rouge3,348 km2,080 miIADWashington Dulles International AirportUnited States · United Airlines3,514 km2,183 miEWRNewark Liberty International AirportUnited States · United Airlines3,786 km2,353 miJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines3,819 km2,373 mi
Most destinationsSouthwest Airlines 8Alaska Airlines 7United Airlines 5Delta Air Lines 5American Airlines 4United Express 4

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from PSP. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Palm Springs International Airport” (revision of 23 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers3.3M (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#431of 3,974 · #103 North America · #81 USLongest runway10,000 ft3,048 m46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=1,058of 29,823 · =243 North America · =191 USElevation477 ft145 m-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft#27,530of 43,341 · #13,099 North America · #10,965 USAgeOpened 19422026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,791of 15,079 · =924 North America · =885 USRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =435 North America · =391 US
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

8 channels
A/DAPP/DEP126.700
ATISATIS118.250
CLDCLNC DEL128.350
CTAFCTAF119.700
GNDGND121.900
RDORIVERSIDE RDO115.500
TWRTWR119.700
UNICUNICOM122.950