Palm Springs International Airport

Palm Springs International Airport (KPSP) sits 2 miles east of downtown Palm Springs, California, in the Coachella Valley. The field handles significant commercial service in winter season (Alaska, American, Delta, United, JetBlue, Southwest, Allegiant, Sun Country, Air Canada, WestJet) and one of the highest densities of US winter-season UHNW private aviation traffic — Palm Springs / Rancho Mirage / Indian Wells / La Quinta drive structural demand from November through April. The single runway 13L/31R is 10,000 feet — comfortable for ultra-long-range jets at MTOW. Two FBOs (Atlantic Aviation and Signature) handle business movements. Field elevation is 477 feet, with significant summer density-altitude considerations (Palm Springs is one of the hottest US airports, 110°F+ June–September). The dominant operational considerations are extreme summer heat (operations effectively pause in midsummer afternoons), the structural winter snowbird peak (December–April), Coachella music festival (two weekends in April — drives extreme private-aviation traffic), Stagecoach (late April), the BNP Paribas Open tennis at Indian Wells (March), and the Desert Classic golf event. Ground time to downtown Palm Springs is 5 minutes; Rancho Mirage is 15; La Quinta is 25.