# Palm Springs International Airport (PSP / KPSP)

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpsp

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PSP / KPSP
- FAA: PSP
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Palm Springs Aviation Department
- Owner: City of Palm Springs
- Serves: Palm Springs, California, United States
- Opened: Jul 1942
- Elevation: 477 ft / 145 m
- Coordinates: 33.8297, -116.5070
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 10,000 ft / 3,048 m
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches, 7 departures, 4 arrivals
- Passengers: 3,323,925 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: https://flypsp.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Springs_International_Airport (20 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2550620
- Weather station: KPSP
- Ident: KPSP

## Timeline

- Jul 1942: Palm Springs International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13R/31L | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 143° / 323° | yes |
| 13L/31R | 4,953 ft / 1,510 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 143° / 323° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00545AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,914,402 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,894,160 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 2,004,805 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 2,122,198 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 2,356,682 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 2,605,664 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 1,250,245 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 2,126,374 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 3,021,233 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 3,260,224 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 3,258,398 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 3,323,925 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

33 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (15)

- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 173 mi / 279 km · Southwest Airlines
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 260 mi / 419 km · American Eagle, American Airlines
- [SJC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksjc.md) Mineta San Jose International Airport · United States · 390 mi / 628 km · Southwest Airlines
- [OAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak.md) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · United States · 418 mi / 673 km · Southwest Airlines
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 421 mi / 677 km · United Express, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [SMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmf.md) Sacramento International Airport · United States · 439 mi / 707 km · Southwest Airlines
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 541 mi / 871 km · Delta Connection
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 775 mi / 1,247 km · United Express, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines
- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 874 mi / 1,406 km · Alaska Airlines
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 988 mi / 1,590 km · Alaska Airlines
- [BLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbli.md) Bellingham International Airport · United States · 1,079 mi / 1,737 km · Allegiant Air
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 1,115 mi / 1,795 km · WestJet
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,123 mi / 1,808 km · American Airlines
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 1,201 mi / 1,933 km · WestJet
- [YEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyeg.md) Edmonton International Airport · Canada · 1,353 mi / 2,178 km · WestJet

### Seasonal (21)

- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 109 mi / 176 km · United Express
- [STS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksts.md) Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport · United States · 477 mi / 768 km · Alaska Airlines
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 541 mi / 871 km · Delta Air Lines
- [BOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kboi.md) Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field · United States · 673 mi / 1,083 km · Alaska Airlines
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 988 mi / 1,590 km · Delta Air Lines
- [PAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpae.md) Seattle Paine Field International Airport · United States · 1,018 mi / 1,638 km · Alaska Airlines
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 1,115 mi / 1,795 km · Air Canada, Flair Airlines
- [AUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaus.md) Austin Bergstrom International Airport · United States · 1,130 mi / 1,819 km · Delta Connection, Southwest Airlines
- [DAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdal.md) Dallas Love Field · United States · 1,135 mi / 1,827 km · Southwest Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,267 mi / 2,039 km · United Express
- [DSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdsm.md) Des Moines International Airport · United States · 1,353 mi / 2,177 km · Allegiant Air
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 1,452 mi / 2,336 km · Delta Air Lines
- [YWG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cywg.md) Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Canada · 1,480 mi / 2,382 km · WestJet
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 1,648 mi / 2,653 km · United Airlines, American Airlines
- [MDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdw.md) Chicago Midway International Airport · United States · 1,654 mi / 2,662 km · Southwest Airlines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 1,836 mi / 2,954 km · Delta Air Lines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 2,016 mi / 3,244 km · American Airlines
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 2,080 mi / 3,348 km · Porter Airlines, Air Canada Rouge
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 2,183 mi / 3,514 km · United Airlines
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 2,353 mi / 3,786 km · United Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 2,373 mi / 3,819 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PSP, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (14)

- WN [Southwest Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southwest-airlines) · 8
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 7
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 5 · seasonal
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 5
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 4
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 4
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 4
- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 2
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 2
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 1 · seasonal
- RV [Air Canada Rouge](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada-rouge) · 1 · seasonal
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 1
- F8 [Flair Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flair-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- PD [Porter Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/porter-airlines) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.3M (2025) | #431 of 3,974 | #103 in North America | #81 in US |
| Longest runway | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | =1,058 of 29,858 | =243 in North America | =191 in US |
| Elevation | 477 ft / 145 m | #27,559 of 43,403 | #13,102 in North America | #10,967 in US |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =885 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 126.700 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 118.250 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 128.350 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 119.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | RIVERSIDE RDO | 115.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.700 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [TRM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktrm.md) Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport · 24 mi / 39 km
- [KNXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knxp.md) Twentynine Palms Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field · 38 mi / 61 km
- [RIV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kriv.md) March Air Reserve Base · 43 mi / 70 km
- [SBD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksbd.md) San Bernardino International Airport · 46 mi / 74 km
- [RAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kral.md) Riverside Municipal Airport · 54 mi / 88 km
- [KNFG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knfg.md) Camp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) Airport · 61 mi / 98 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Palm Springs International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palm_Springs_International_Airport&oldid=1376283292), revision of 23 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpsp/data