- Palm Springs International Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Palm Springs International Airport
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IATA = PSP
ICAO = KPSP
FAA = PSP
type = Public
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operator = City of Palm Springs
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location = Palm Springs, California
elevation-f = 477
elevation-m = 145.4
coordinates = Coord|33|49|46.8|N|116|30|24.1|W|type:airport|display=inline,title
website = [http://www.palmspringsairport.com/ Palm Springs International Airport]
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r1-number = 13R/31L
r1-length-f = 10,001
r1-length-m = 3,048
r1-surface =Asphalt
r2-number = 13L/31R
r2-length-f = 4,952
r2-length-m = 1,509
r2-surface = Asphalt
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footnotes =Palm Springs International Airport airport codes|PSP|KPSP|PSP is a public
airport located two miles (3 km) east of thecentral business district (CBD) of Palm Springs,California , serving theCoachella Valley area of Riverside County. The airport covers 940acre s (3.8 km²) and has tworunway s. It is highly seasonal, in that many flights do not operate during the summer.PSP was originally constructed as a
United States Army Air Forces airfield in 1939 on land owned by the Agua Caliente band of theCahuilla people. The city of Palm Springs purchased the land in 1961 and converted it for commercial use, which began in 1964 as the Palm Springs Municipal Airport.On
December 30 ,2006 ,Air Force One left Palm Springs International Airport with the body of 38th President of the United States,Gerald R. Ford . The body of thePresident was flown toWashington DC for official federal services.Airlines and destinations
Palm Springs International Airport has a single terminal for all flights.
*Alaska Airlines Gates 10-12, and 14 (Portland (OR), San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, Vancouver)
**Horizon Air (Portland (OR), Sacramento, San Jose (CA) [seasonal] )
*Allegiant Air Gate 11 (Bellingham) [seasonal]
*American Airlines Gates 4, 6, and 8 (Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago-O'Hare [seasonal] )
*Continental Airlines Gate 5
**Continental Express operated byExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental) [seasonal]
*Delta Air Lines Gates 17-20
**Delta Connection operated bySkyWest Airlines (Salt Lake City)
*Northwest Airlines Gate 8 (Minneapolis/St. Paul) [seasonal]
*Sun Country Airlines Gate 9 (Minneapolis/St. Paul) [seasonal]
*United Airlines Gates 7 and 17-20 (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver) [seasonal]
**United Express operated bySkyWest Airlines (Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco)
*US Airways Gates 15 and 16
**US Airways Express operated byMesa Airlines (Las Vegas, Phoenix)
*WestJet Gates 6 and 8 (Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver) [seasonal]ee also
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California World War II Army Airfields References
*FAA-airport|ID=PSP|use=PU|own=PU|site=02017.*A
* [http://www.palmspringsairport.com/ Palm Springs International Airport] (official site)External links
* [http://www.bba-aviation.com/flightsupport/locations/psp/ Signature Flight Support]
*FAA-diagram|00545
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