Palm Springs International Airport frequencies
Palm Springs International Airport (PSP · KPSP) in Palm Springs, CA is a towered field, staffed 0600-2300. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it, from the first call to the handoff on climb out. · Open on the map
All of Palm Springs International Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KPSP tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0600-2300. Outside those hours Palm Springs International Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 119.7, and separation from other traffic is yours, not a controller's. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
Runway lighting is often pilot controlled once the tower closes — check the KPSP airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Palm Springs
- ATIS 124.65
- A recorded loop of the field's weather, active runway and any notices, updated hourly or whenever conditions change. Listen before your first call, and tell the controller which letter you have so they do not read it to you again.
- Clearance 128.35
- Clearance delivery issues your IFR clearance, and at busier fields your VFR departure instructions and squawk code. Call before you request taxi, with the ATIS letter and your intended direction of flight.
Taxi & takeoff Palm Springs
- Ground 121.9
- Ground control owns every taxiway and inactive runway on the field. Call for taxi with your position and destination on the field. You need an explicit clearance to cross any runway, including one that is not in use.
- Tower 119.7
- Tower owns the active runways and the surrounding surface area. Call before entering the surface area inbound, and hold short until you are cleared to take off or to cross.
Departure & arrival Socal
- App/Dep 126.7 (9000-13000 FT · CLOWD · RDBUL · SBONO arrivals; HWRRD · JEEON · YUCCA departures), 135.275 (8000 FT & BLW · IKONE · LGANN departures)
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
Also
- CTAF 119.7
- The common frequency pilots use to announce themselves to each other at a field with no operating control tower. Nobody is controlling traffic — you are self announcing. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern, and listen well before you transmit.
- UNICOM 122.95
- A ground station run by the FBO rather than the FAA, for fuel, parking and airport services. Use it for services. Where the field has no separate CTAF, the same frequency doubles as the advisory frequency.
- Emergency 121.5
- 121.5 is the international emergency and distress frequency, monitored continuously. Declare on it if you are in trouble, and monitor it as a second radio when you have one free.
By procedure & sector (8 more)
| 126.7 | CLOWD STAR, HWRRD DP, JEEON DP, RDBUL STAR, SBONO STAR, TRSA (9000-13000 FT), YUCCA DP |
|---|---|
| 134.0 | SIZLR STAR |
| 135.275 | IKONE DP, LGANN DP, TRSA (8000 FT & BLW) |
| 234.0 | EMERG |
| 251.1 | APCH/P DEP/P (8000 FT & BLW), TRSA (8000 FT & BLW) |
| 278.3 | SIZLR STAR |
| 370.95 | APCH/P DEP/P (9000-13000 FT), CLOWD STAR, HWRRD DP, IKONE DP, JEEON DP, LGANN DP, RDBUL STAR, SBONO STAR, TRSA (9000-13000 FT), YUCCA DP |
| 377.05 | LCL/P |
Every KPSP frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 124.65 |
|---|---|
| Clearance | 128.35 |
| Ground | 121.9 |
| Tower | 119.7 |
| CTAF | 119.7 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
| App/Dep | 126.7 · 9000-13000 FT · CLOWD · RDBUL · SBONO arrivals; HWRRD · JEEON · YUCCA departures |
| App/Dep | 135.275 · 8000 FT & BLW · IKONE · LGANN departures |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KPSP?
Palm Springs International Airport tower is 119.7, calling "Palm Springs Tower". The tower is staffed 0600-2300.
What frequency do I use at KPSP when the tower is closed?
Outside 0600-2300, Palm Springs International Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 119.7 as the CTAF and report your position and intentions — there is nobody to clear you, so separation is yours.
What is the ground frequency at KPSP?
Ground control at Palm Springs International Airport is 121.9. You need an explicit clearance from ground to cross any runway while taxiing, including one that is not in use.
What is the ATIS frequency at KPSP?
ATIS at Palm Springs International Airport is 124.65. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KPSP?
App/Dep for Palm Springs International Airport is 126.7, working as "Socal" (9000-13000 FT · CLOWD · RDBUL · SBONO arrivals; HWRRD · JEEON · YUCCA departures). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KPSP?
Clearance delivery at Palm Springs International Airport is 128.35. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KPSP
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.