City: Palm Springs, CA

Category: Getting Here, Getting Around

Address: 3400 East Tahquitz Canyon Way at El Ciel

Description: The airport is a beautifully decorated facility with good food, gift shops and art galleries, comfortable waiting areas, free Wi-Fi, cell phone waiting lot, and a gate-and-exit-convenient baggage claim area adjacent to the rental car concessions. For those accustomed to more frenetic airports, parking is close-at-hand and user-friendly. Parking is $1 for each 20 minutes, with a daily maximum of $8 in the long-term lot and $12 for short-term.International commercial service comes in only from Canada, and passengers are pre-cleared in Canada. Customs service is available 24 hours a day with a four-hour notice to clear international general aviation flights. The service is provided on a user-fee basis. Call Homeland Security at (760) 318-3880 for more information. The agency’s hours of operation are Mon through Fri 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.