KPSP · Palm Springs International Airport

PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

477

Elevation ft

Runways

10,000

Longest ft · 13R/31L

33.83N

116.51W

Palm Springs International Airport serves Palm Springs, California at 477 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13R/31L, at 10,000 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
13R/31L	10,000 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
13L/31R	4,953 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 477 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	477 ft	2,531 ft	2,160 ft	3,240 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,677 ft	2,765 ft	2,287 ft	3,430 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,877 ft	2,999 ft	2,414 ft	3,620 ft
35°C afternoon	2,991 ft	3,021 ft	2,426 ft	3,638 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13R/31L, 10,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,638 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KPSP is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KUDD Bermuda Dunes Airport	13 nm SE	5,002 ft
KTRM Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport	21 nm SE	8,500 ft
KL35 Big Bear City Airport	31 nm NW	5,850 ft
KTNP Twentynine Palms Airport	33 nm NE	5,531 ft
KF70 French Valley Airport	35 nm SW	6,000 ft
L08 Borrego Valley Airport	36 nm S	5,011 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KPSP

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KPSP, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KPSP or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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