FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PSP |
| Lat/Long: | 33-49-46.8000N / 116-30-24.1000W
33-49.780000N / 116-30.401667W
33.8296667 / -116.5066944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 477 ft. / 145.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13E (1990) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of PALM SPRINGS, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 92262 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | LOS ANGELES |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PSP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA: 1,500 FT. AGL LARGE ACFT, 1,000 FT AGL SMALL ACFT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 13R/31L - CTAF. VASI AND REIL RYS 13R, PAPI AND REIL RYS 31L, 13L & 31R UNAVBL WHEN ATCT CLSD. RY 13L/31R MIRL & TWY E NOT LIGHTED WHEN ATCT CLSD. RY 31L PAPI OPER ON REQ THROUGH ATCT. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index C |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport
US CUSTOMS USER FEE ARPT. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 119.7 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 118.25 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 760-320-7645 |
| PALM SPRINGS GROUND: | 121.9 [0600-2300] |
| PALM SPRINGS TOWER: | 119.7 377.05 [0600-2300] |
| SOCAL APPROACH: | 126.7(WEST-NORTH) 135.275(NE-SW) |
| SOCAL DEPARTURE: | 126.7(WEST-NORTH) 135.275(NE-SW) |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 128.35 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 234.0 |
| WX AWOS-3 at BNG (18 nm W): | 134.625 (951-922-4674) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PSPr225/4.5 | | PALM SPRINGS VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 13E |
| TRMr292/21.1 | | THERMAL VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 13E |
| HDFr071/(34.0) | | HOMELAND VOR | | 113.40 | | 14E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SAN JACINTO | | 071/24.6 | | 227 | | 14E | | SJY | ... .--- -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 13R/31L
| Dimensions: | 10001 x 150 ft. / 3048 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 13R | | RUNWAY 31L |
| Latitude: | 33-50.440772N | | 33-49.117157N |
| Longitude: | 116-31.046885W | | 116-29.868798W |
| Elevation: | 476.7 ft. | | 398.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 130 magnetic, 143 true | | 310 magnetic, 323 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 3000 ft. | | 1500 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:10000 TODA:10000 ASDA:9857 LDA:6857 | | TORA:10000 TODA:10000 ASDA:10000 LDA:8500 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 6-box VASI on left (3.25 degrees glide path)
VASI UPWND TCH 73' GLIDE ANGLE 3.25 DEG DWNWND TCH 42' GLIDE ANGLE 3.00 DEG. VASI OPERS ON REQ THRU ATCT. | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UPWIND TCH 103 FT GA 3.25 DEG, DOWNWIND TCH 56 FT GA 3.00 DEG. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 13L/31R
| Dimensions: | 4952 x 75 ft. / 1509 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13L | | RUNWAY 31R |
| Latitude: | 33-50.109923N | | 33-49.454453N |
| Longitude: | 116-30.580020W | | 116-29.996647W |
| Elevation: | 448.7 ft. | | 406.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 130 magnetic, 143 true | | 310 magnetic, 323 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.20 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.20 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
3400 E. TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY
PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262
Phone 760-318-3800 |
| Manager: | THOMAS P NOLAN, AAE
3400 E. TAHQUITZ-CANYON WAY, SUITE OFC
PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262
Phone 760-318-3800
STEVE BOWSER, DEPUTY DIRECTOR (760) 318-3845, STEVE.BOWSER@PALMSPRINGS-CA.GOV |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 84 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 55 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Jet airplanes: | | 12 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 159/day * | | 35% | air taxi | | 35% | transient general aviation | | 20% | commercial | | 7% | local general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| A57-31L | APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR. |
| A57-13R | APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR. |
| - | RY 13R & RY 31L LGTD DSTC REMAINING MARKERS ON E SIDE ONLY. |
| - | ACCESS TO/FROM FBO RAMP VIA TWY G LIMITED TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN OF LESS THAN 40 FT. |
| - | NOISE SENSITIVE AREA ALL QUADRANTS; EXERCISE QUIET FLT PROCEDURES. FOR FURTHER INFO CTC DUTY SUPERVISOR (760) 318-3820. |
| - | RY 13R DESIGNATED CALM WIND RY. |
| - | DO NOT MISTAKE CENTER TWY (TWY C) AS RWY 13R/31L. |
| - | NO FORMATION LDGS OR TAKEOFFS OR OVERHEAD MANEUVERS |
| A58-13R | RISING TERRAIN N OF APCH END OF RY 13R. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| CLOWD ONE | |
download (245KB) |
| SBONO ONE | |
download (257KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (RNP) Y RWY 13R | |
download (367KB) |
| RNAV (RNP) Y RWY 31L | |
download (349KB) |
| RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 13R | |
download (361KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-B | |
download (286KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| CATHEDRAL ONE | |
download (391KB) |
| PALM SPRINGS FIVE | |
download (311KB) |
| THERMAL SIX | |
download (257KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KUDD - Bermuda Dunes Airport (13 nm SE)
KTRM - Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (21 nm SE)
KHMT - Hemet-Ryan Airport (26 nm W)
L35 - Big Bear City Airport (31 nm NW)
KNXP - Twentynine Palms SELF Airport (33 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Trever Rossini
Photo taken 19-May-2011
looking west.
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunrise | | 05:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunset | | 19:41 | | 02:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:09 | | 03:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 08:11:58 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 18-May-2013 01:11:58 |
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| METAR |
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| KPSP | 180753Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 23/09 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP093 T02280089 403220211 TSNO
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| TAF |
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| KPSP | 180520Z 1806/1906 32012G18KT P6SM SKC FM180900 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM181900 32012G18KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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