Palm Springs International Airport

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Palm Springs International Airport Template:Airport codes is a public airport located two miles (3 km) east of the central business district (CBD) of Palm Springs, California, serving the Coachella Valley area of Riverside County. The airport covers 940 acres (3.8 km²) and has two runways. 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 the Cahuilla 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 the President was flown to Washington DC for official federal services.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Palm Springs International Airport has a single terminal for all flights.

Air Canada
- Air Canada Jazz (Calgary [seasonal])
Alaska Airlines (Portland (OR), San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, Vancouver)
- Horizon Air (Portland (OR), Sacramento)
Allegiant Air (Bellingham [seasonal], Las Vegas [seasonal])
American Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth)
Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental [Seasonal])
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta [seasonal])
- Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Salt Lake City)
Northwest Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul [seasonal])
Sun Country Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul [seasonal])
United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare [seasonal], Denver [seasonal])
- United Express operated by SkyWest (Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco)
US Airways
- US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Las Vegas, Phoenix)
WestJet (Calgary, Edmonton [seasonal], Vancouver [seasonal])