PSP at a glance
Published airport facts and public business listings help you identify the right contacts before requesting aircraft-specific quotes.
- FAA location identifier
- PSP Source
- ICAO identifier
- KPSP Source
- FAA associated city
- Palm Springs Source
- FAA county
- Riverside County Source
- Airport elevation
- 476.6 ft MSL Source
- Facility use
- Open to the public Source
- Ownership type
- Publicly owned Source
- Physical runway 13L/31R
- 4,953 x 75 ft; ASPH Source
- Physical runway 13R/31L
- 10,000 x 150 ft; ASPH Source
- FAA owner record
- CITY OF PALM SPRINGS Source
FAA NASR cycle effective October 1, 2026; next cycle October 29, 2026. Physical runway dimensions are not declared distances or an aircraft suitability determination. Use current charts, notices and qualified operator guidance for flight planning.
Airport management & official information
City of Palm Springs airport administration
3400 E. TAHQUITZ-CANYON WAY, SUITE OFC, PALM SPRINGS, CA, 92262
760-318-3800
Public-source directory checked 2026-10-28. Confirm current services, contacts and availability directly. An airport listing does not establish aircraft suitability or a relationship with Jaken Finance Group.
FBOs & aviation businesses
Start with the providers’ published locations and the airport’s business directory. Compare written proposals for the exact aircraft and services you need.
Atlantic Aviation Palm Springs
145 N. Gene Autry Trail, Palm Springs, CA 92262
760-320-7704Company location and official airport leasing resource identify this FBO.
Signature Aviation Palm Springs
250 North El Cielo Road, Palm Springs, CA 92262
760-327-1201Company location and official airport leasing resource identify this FBO.
The directory is informational. Categories describe published services; no ranking, service guarantee, FAA certificate determination or endorsement is implied. Ask each provider about current capability, availability and contract terms.
Evaluate Palm Springs International Airport as a home base or recurring destination for the actual aircraft, passengers and schedule.
Build a seasonal rather than a single-visit budget
The airport's official leasing resource identifies general-aviation services and directs aircraft-basing inquiries to its FBOs. A useful ownership plan distinguishes annual storage from repeated seasonal visits. Map the months when passengers need the aircraft in the valley, when it will be based elsewhere, and how empty positioning affects the budget. Do not assume a transient welcome means a year-round hangar commitment is available.
Compare the valley's destinations
Palm Springs, Thermal and Bermuda Dunes occupy different positions within the Coachella Valley. Compare the buyer's actual residence, meetings and recurring ground destinations rather than using Palm Springs as a label for the entire region. Request transport quotes around the relevant dates and ask about event-period booking conditions without publishing unsupported congestion or availability promises.
Delegate operational review to the flight team
Ask the operator to evaluate the proposed aircraft and seasonal mission using current official airport information and aircraft documentation. Heat, weather and other operating conditions belong in that professional review; a financing calculator cannot declare a jet suitable for every desert departure. Obtain the current airport and provider requirements rather than inferring an unrestricted operation from commercial schedules.
Document services and California use
Ask for written terms covering storage, ground handling, fuel, after-hours service and cancellation. Separate fixed costs from per-visit expenses. If the aircraft splits time across states or counties, retain actual location and use records for the Riverside County assessment and California tax discussion. A seasonal residence or hangar invoice alone should not be turned into an automatic tax conclusion.
Build a base-comparison worksheet
Prepare a PSP/TRM/UDD worksheet with the actual valley destination, months in use, overnight pattern, event dates, contracted storage, handling and transport. Include one annual-base case and one recurring-visit case if the owner's travel pattern is not settled. Ask providers to distinguish ordinary service, reserved event service and after-hours arrangements in writing. The operator's desert-mission review is a separate eligibility row, not a numeric score invented from runway length. Keep any unavailable or unquoted item visible and do not treat an advertised FBO presence as evidence that the needed space is available.
Confirm the local reporting and contract roles
Ask Riverside County or the aircraft tax adviser what documentation is needed when an owner has both a California desert residence and another home base. City airport administration, FBO services and county assessment are separate roles. Confirm who invoices storage and airport charges, who maintains location records and how correspondence reaches the aircraft owner. A seasonal lease term is not, by itself, a conclusion about acquisition tax or annual aircraft assessment.
Compare your basing alternatives
Use this worksheet to request like-for-like evidence for the actual aircraft and recurring trips. Blank or unconfirmed items remain decisions to investigate, not implied airport capabilities.
| Decision variable | PSP evidence | Alternative evidence | Owner priority / unresolved question |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actual passenger ground itinerary | Obtain current route estimate | Use the same dates and destinations | No fixed transfer-time promise |
| Storage rights and availability | Signed offer, conditional offer or inquiry | Record the same evidence category | Do not price unavailable space as confirmed |
| Airport and provider charges | Request itemized current proposal | Match aircraft and annual activity | Identify excluded or unquoted items |
| Operating and noise review | Current source and qualified operator review | Use each airport's own rules | Distinguish mandatory and voluntary only when verified |
| Assessment and records | Ask the appropriate assessor or adviser | Document actual changed basing facts | No automatic situs or exemption conclusion |
Your next-step checklist
- Is the proposal annual, seasonal or transient?
- What event-period reservation and cancellation terms apply?
- How will aircraft location and use be documented across bases?
Sources & further reading
Primary sources support the relevant facts. Our planning questions and illustrative exercises are editorial analysis; they do not replace transaction-specific advice.
- Palm Springs International Airport — official source 1 · accessed 2026-10-28
- Palm Springs International Airport — official source 2 · accessed 2026-10-28
- FAA NASR · APT_BASE.csv; ARPT_ID=PSP · accessed 2026-10-28
- Atlantic Aviation Palm Springs · published location / directory entry · accessed 2026-10-28
- Signature Aviation Palm Springs · published location / directory entry · accessed 2026-10-28