Read to discover Palm Springs Airport, its facilities and services it has on offer, the top destinations to fly to from the airport and with which airlines you can do this with.
Palm Springs International Airport (IATA: PSP) formerly known as Palm Springs Municipal Airport, is an airport that serves 2.3 million passengers each year. The airport opened in 1939 and serves cities within the United States. The airport has an area of 940 acres and owns two runways.
The airport was ranked 3rd in a 2011 listing of "America's Most Stress-Free Airports" by Smarter Travel.
The airport is located 2 miles (3 km) east of downtown Palm Springs, in California:
Palm Springs International Airport offers facilities and services to provide its travellers ease and comfort. In total, the airport has 17 gates as well as restaurants, cafes, shops and bars the airport terminal.
A wide range of shopping and dining places are available from popular restaurants, cafes and luxury and designer shops.
Free WiFi Accessibility
Mobile Charging
Baby Care Facilities
Children's Play Area
Terminal Courtyard
ATMs
Currency Exchange
USO Lounge / Military Lounge (Main Terminal): includes snacks, library, showers, TV, DVD, internet cafe, Travel and concierge assistance, hotel discounts all for active military members in the US military and their families.
Palm Springs International Airport currently has two runways.
Direction | Length (ft) | Length (m) | Surface |
---|---|---|---|
13R/31L | 10,000 | 3,048 | Asphalt |
13L/31R | 4,952 | 1,509 | Asphalt |
The main terminal consists of three parts, the main building, the Sonny Bono Concourse to the north and the unnamed concourse to the south. The main building of the airport is open to the public. After leaving the main building through the automated doors which take you to the open-air courtyard, travellers can gain access to 17 gates at two of the concourses. Sonny Bono Concourse has 8 gates numbering from 4 to 11 and is used for larger aircrafts such as the Boeing 737 because of its air bridges. The unnamed concourse hosts a total of 9 gates, numbering from 12 to 20.
The table below consists of all the airlines that fly passenger services from Palm Springs International Airport:
Air Canada | Air Canada Rouge | Alaska Airlines |
Allegiant Air | American Airlines | American Eagle |
Contour Airlines | Delta Air Lines | Delta Connection |
Frontier Airlines | JetBlue | Sun Country Airlines |
United Airlines | United Express | WestJet |
Rank | Destination | Passengers | Airlines |
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1 | San Francisco, California | 197,000 | Alaska, Sun Country, United |
2 | Seattle/Tacoma, Washington | 156,000 | Alaska, Delta |
3 | Denver, Colorado | 118,000 | Frontier, United |
4 | Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Arizona | 110,000 | American |
5 | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas | 100,000 | American, Sun Country |
6 | Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois | 77,000 | American, Frontier, United |
7 | Portland, Oregon | 66,000 | Alaska, Sun Country |
8 | Salt Lake City, Utah | 49,000 | Delta |
9 | Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota | 42,000 | Delta, Sun Country |
10 | Houston–Intercontinental, Texas | 29,000 | United |
The most popular destinations from April 2018 - March 2019. Statistics from the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA).
There are many taxies at Palm Springs International Airport. If you need a taxi, simply follow the signs leading to the ground transportation area of the airport. It takes only 7 minutes to the downtown Palm Springs centre by taxi.
The airport is well linked to the bus system. Trains are train station is available via Amtrak bus to train service.
You can hire from a wide range of cars from car hire companies. Palm Springs International Airport has onsite car rental desks. Many companies offer these services including Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, and Thrifty.