Signature Flight Support

Signature Flight Support at Palm Springs International Airport operates 24/7 with the ELITE+ program, handling charter passengers arriving for the Coachella Valley's resort and golf corridor. On-site US Customs processes international arrivals, covering the regular charter traffic from Mexico and Canada that increases during winter months when the desert climate draws visitors from colder regions.

The Palm Springs charter market peaks between November and April. During this period, the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament at Indian Wells in March fills the airport with private aircraft for two weeks. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April, held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, generates one of the largest private aviation surges of the year, requiring advance coordination for ramp space and fuel planning.

Ground transport from the airport to downtown Palm Springs takes approximately 5 minutes. The Indian Wells resort corridor, including the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, is about 20 minutes east. La Quinta Resort and PGA West, which hosts multiple professional golf tournaments annually, is approximately 25 minutes from the FBO. Coachella and Indio, where the festival grounds are located, are approximately 30 minutes east.

Signature's concierge team coordinates ground transportation for groups and individual passengers, catering, hotel transfers, and aircraft storage during extended stays. For charter operators running multiple legs during Coachella weekend, the ramp coordination and priority scheduling that ELITE+ provides helps manage the compressed arrival and departure windows that characterize festival traffic.

The facility handles the full range of aircraft from turboprops and light jets on regional runs from Los Angeles, roughly 100 miles west, to large-cabin jets arriving from the East Coast and international origins for extended resort stays.