Palm Springs

PSP · KPSP

Palm Springs International Airport

33.83°, -116.51°CA, United States

Passengers a year

3.3M

#83 busiest in the U.S.

34

nonstop destinations

32

airlines

47

departures a day

79.6%

arrivals on time

1.2%

flights cancelled

75.5%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from PSP, by passengers: DEN, SEA, SFO, DFW, PHX, ORD, LAS, PDX, MSP, SLCPSPSFOPDXSEALASSLCDENMSPORDDFWPHX
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

Alaska Airlines is the largest carrier at Palm Springs, with 22% of all passengers. 32 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Alaska Airlines holds 22% of the airport — the 78th most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is SRQ at 23%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
AS
Alaska76% fullOperated by SkyWest, Horizon
21.7%706.9K+15.8%
UA
United77% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest, Mesa
20.6%673.4K+3.9%
AA
American78% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by SkyWest, Envoy
19.3%630.9K+11%
WN
Southwest67% full
15.8%516.9K-2.6%
DL
Delta77% fullDelta Connection · operated by SkyWest
10.0%327.7K+6.5%
+Other airlines
12.5%406.8K—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

29 domestic and 5 international nonstop destinations from Palm Springs, across 2 countries.

90% domestic · 10% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Denver (DEN)

    198.2K departing · 74% full

    United Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Seattle (SEA)

    187.1K departing · 77% full

    Alaska Airlines · Delta Air Lines

  • San Francisco (SFO)

    167.3K departing · 75% full

    United Airlines · Alaska Airlines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    147.9K departing · 82% full

    American Airlines

  • Phoenix (PHX)

    106.3K departing · 69% full

    American Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    101.8K departing · 78% full

    American Airlines · United Airlines

  • Las Vegas (LAS)

    81.7K departing · 70% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Portland (PDX)

    81.2K departing · 76% full

    Alaska Airlines

  • Minneapolis (MSP)

    69.3K departing · 80% full

    Delta Air Lines · Sun Country Airlines

  • Salt Lake City (SLC)

    67.8K departing · 82% full

    Delta Air Lines

Top international destinations

  • Vancouver, Canada (YVR)

    62.5K departing · 124.3K both ways

    WestJet · Air Canada

  • Calgary, Canada (YYC)

    53.9K departing · 106.9K both ways

    WestJet

  • Edmonton, Canada (YEG)

    19.1K departing · 38.1K both ways

    WestJet

  • Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    15.1K departing · 30.4K both ways

    Air Canada · Porter Airlines · Air Canada Rouge

  • Winnipeg, Canada (YWG)

    5.1K departing · 10.4K both ways

    WestJet

All nonstop destinations

34 nonstop · 13 airlines · 29 domestic / 5 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Palm Springs.

Body class · share of departures

When Palm Springs is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Departures a month · peak March 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
803,691
1991
704,499
1992
664,769
1993
554,744
1994
633,722
1995
657,485
1996
781,354
1997
777,062
1998
873,406
1999
887,165
2000
940,544
2001
847,023
2002
869,895
2003
1,255,064
2004
1,371,551
2005
1,428,007
2006
1,545,461
2007
1,613,516
2008
1,550,096
2009
1,478,471
2010
1,485,954
2011
1,519,859
2012
1,734,617
2013
1,753,450
2014
1,912,085
2015
1,894,160
2016
2,004,805
2017
2,122,198
2018
2,356,682
2019
2,605,664
2020
1,250,245
2021
2,126,374
2022
3,021,233
2023
3,260,224
2024
3,258,398
2025
3,323,925
2026
1,836,524 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Palm Springs, 80 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 19 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 80Late 19Cancelled 1

14 min

average delay

177

flights cancelled

14.8K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Alaska Airlines 85.3%

Least reliable here

American Airlines 71.6%

Among US airports

#83

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 73%–84%

The weak spot is June 2026, when 73% of arrivals landed on time — 6.6 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 84%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)?

Palm Springs International Airport handled about 3.3M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #83 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 47 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)?

Alaska Airlines is the largest carrier at Palm Springs (PSP), flying about 22% of its passengers. 32 airlines serve Palm Springs in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)?

Palm Springs (PSP) has 34 nonstop destinations — 29 domestic and 5 international across 2 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)?

About 79.6% of flights arriving at Palm Springs (PSP) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.2% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)?

The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Palm Springs (PSP), about 33% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Palm Springs; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).