Palm Springs International
PSP · KPSP · Palm Springs, California · Riverside County · map
Palm Springs International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Palm Springs, 2 miles east of Palm Springs, California, 477 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13R/31L, is 10,000 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KPSP · observed 12:22 pm PDT (19:22 UTC), 33 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southeast (140°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 99°F (37°C), dew point 49°F (9°C)
- Altimeter 29.87 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:38 am PDT (17:38 UTC), good until Wed 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 8:00 am PDT (15:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
SPECI KPSP 061922Z 14007KT 10SM CLR 37/09 A2987 RMK AO2 T03720094
TAF KPSP 061738Z 0618/0718 VRB05KT P6SM FEW100 FM061900 11007KT P6SM FEW100 FM070300 33006KT P6SM SKC FM071500 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PSP · ICAO KPSP
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Palm Springs
- Elevation
- 477 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1942
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13R/31L | 10,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 13L/31R | 4,953 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13R: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 3,000 ft, 6,857 ft available for landing
- Runway 31L: PAPI, four lights on the right, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 1,500 ft, 8,500 ft available for landing
- Runway 13L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 31R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.7 | Palm Springs |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 124.65 | Palm Springs |
| Clearance delivery | 128.35 | Palm Springs |
| Ground | 121.9 | Palm Springs |
| Approach and departure · Clowd and star · Departure procedure (HWRRD) 9000-13000 feet | 126.7 | Palm Springs |
| Approach and departure · Departure procedure (IKONE) · Departure procedure (LGANN) 8000 feet and below | 135.275 | Palm Springs |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Palm Springs |
| Sizlr and star | 134.0 | Palm Springs |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 760-322-7597.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Palm Springs from the FAA register
32 aircraft are registered to owners in Palm Springs, California: 29 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in California.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 39 since 1982, 5 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- When tower closed activate runway end identifier lights runway 13R and 31L; PAPI runway 13R and 31L; high-intensity runway lights runway 13R/31L - the common traffic frequency. Runway end identifier lights runway 13L and 31R; PAPI runway 13L and 31R; medium-intensity runway lights runway 13L/31R; taxiway east not lighted when tower closed.
- Pattern altitude: 1,500 feet. Above ground level large aircraft, 1,000 feet above ground level small aircraft.
- Rising terrain north of approach end of runway 13R.
- Unusable beyond 9 degreess left of centerline
- Runway 31L PAPI unusable beyond 4 NM from thld due to mountainous ter
- Unusable beyond 8 degreess right of centerline and beyond 4 NM from threshold due to mountainous trrn.
- Approach ratio 50:1 to displaced threshold.
- Approach ratio 50:1 to displaced threshold.
- Runway 13R designated calm wind runway.
- No formation landings or takeoffs or overhead maneuvers
- Access to/from the FBO (fixed-base operator) ramp via taxiway G lmtd to aircraft with wingspan of less than 40 feet.
- Runway 13L/31R lighted dist rmng mkrs on east side only. Runway 13R/31L lighted dist rmng mkrs on west side only.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.