Nearby Airports
Introduction ...
When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Palm Springs.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Palm Springs. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.
For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.
Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Palm Springs.
Large Airports ...
- Palm Springs Intl. (PSP/KPSP)
(Less than 2 miles to the east northeast)
- Ontario Intl. (ONT/KONT)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the west northwest)
- John Wayne - Orange Co. Airport (SNA/KSNA)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the west)
- San Diego Intl. (SAN/KSAN)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the south southwest)
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- Long Bch. Airport (LGB/KLGB)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the west)
- Bob Hope Airport (BUR/KBUR)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the west northwest)
- Los Angeles Intl. (LAX/KLAX)
(107 miles [172.2 km] to the west)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- McClellan - Palomar Airport (ICAO: KCRQ)
(64 miles [103 km] to the southwest)
- Southern Calif. Logistics (VCV/KVCV)
(72 miles [115.9 km] to the northwest)
- Imperial Co. Airport (IPL/KIPL)
(87 miles [140 km] to the southeast)
- LA / Palmdale Rgnl. (PMD/KPMD)
(104 miles [167.4 km] to the west northwest)
- Santa Monica Muni. (SMO/KSMO)
(110 miles [177 km] to the west)
- Van Nuys Airport (VNY/KVNY)
(114 miles [183.5 km] to the west northwest)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Bermuda Dunes Airport (FAA ID: UDD)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east southeast)
- Banning Muni. (ICAO: KBNG)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west northwest)
- Jacqueline Cochran Rgnl. (ICAO: KTRM)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east southeast)
- Hemet - Ryan Airport (FAA ID: HMT)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Big Bear City Airport (ICAO: KL35)
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northwest)
- French Valley Airport (FAA ID: F70)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the west southwest)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Palm Springs), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |