Jacqueline Cochran Regional
TRM · KTRM · Palm Springs, California · Riverside County · map
Jacqueline Cochran Regional is a public-use airport owned by the County of Riverside, 20 miles southeast of Palm Springs, California, -114 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 8,500 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KTRM · observed 1:52 pm PDT (20:52 UTC), 29 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 102°F (39°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter 29.78 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, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KTRM 062052Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM CLR 39/12 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP085 T03890122 58027
TAF KTRM 061738Z 0618/0718 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM062000 15008KT P6SM SKC FM070400 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 TRM · ICAO KTRM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Riverside
- Elevation
- -114 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm
- 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
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 8,500 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 4,995 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 12: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 30: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Clearance delivery | 120.225 | |
| Approach and departure | 135.275 | |
| Trm and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.325 | |
| Thermal and rco | 122.3 | Thermal · Communications provided by Riverside radio on frequency 122.3 (thermal rco). |
| Clowd and star · Sbono and star | 126.7 | |
| Sizlr and star | 134.0 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 760-399-1494.
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 · 31 since 1982, 2 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
- Activate runway end identifier lights runways 17 and 35; PAPI runways 12, 17, 30 and 35; medium-intensity runway lights runways 12/30 and 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- 200 feet blast pads both ends.
- Unusable beyond 8 NM due to terrain.
- Soft gnd off runway pavement.
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.