The Palm Springs Post
Tyler Maldonado
26 May 2026
April and May bookings are down, but summer flights are projected to grow up to 8%, Airport Commission members heard at their regular monthly meeting.
The Palm Springs International Airport Commission reviewed positive operational surpluses alongside delays in federal construction reimbursements during its monthly meeting last week.
Though April closed with 4.7% fewer passengers and May is expected to drop another 4.2%, June through August flights are on track to grow between 2 and 8%.
Airports like Palm Springs intentionally phase projects such as those targeted during last month’s finance committee meeting based on demand and available funding, a strategy aimed at avoiding overbuilding. Last month, Airport leaders outlined roughly $350 million in funding capacity through 2031, starting with the $2.2 million airport administration building at 550 South Paseo Dorotea which is already underway.
Airport officials noted that while the overall operating fund has a surplus of $1.6 million, the Airport Capital Projects fund is carrying a temporary deficit of $721,000...
