One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
PSP8.6+1.2
SBD7.4
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
PSP7.6+2.0
SBD5.6
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
PSP7.2+2.6
SBD4.6
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
PSP7.4+0.8
SBD6.6
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
PSP7.6+1.8
SBD5.8
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
PSP2.0
SBD2.0
Best for
PSP
Coachella Valley leisure trips that already picked one of the eight live airlinesDrivers using the $26 main lot across from the terminalVisitors using the official Stay & Play pass to eat airside
No passenger lounge and no Priority PassSeveral courtyard restaurants still print Closed for summerMid-September seasonal trough — confirm United ORD/IAH and Canada on the FIDSOfficial pages do not name a cell lot; SunLine Civic stop is closed
SBD
Breeze-only scheduled passenger profile on research dayNo Priority Pass loungeThin passenger retail vs ONTNo published MCT
Amenities and tips
PSP
One TSA, courtyard, two concoursesNo passenger loungeLive airside diningPSP Public WifiStay & Play + nursing + pet reliefEight bottle fillers
Budget the official 2 hours, not the 5-minute snapshot
TSA opens about 90 minutes before the first departure and closes after the last flight. Official arrive is 2 hours.
One TSA, courtyard, then Bono 4–11 and Agua Caliente 12–20
After screening you walk an open-air courtyard. Both concourses share the same sterile side — wrong gate is a walk, not a reclear.
Trust the live card — several courtyard kitchens are still Closed for summer
Open on 12 Sep 2026: Nine Cities Craft, Trio, Vino Volo, I ❤ PSP Self Serve, Pink Door, and the named shops.
PSP · A compact desert field that put 3.31 million passengers through one TSA and an open-air courtyard in 2025: easy when the winter bank is quiet, and there is still no passenger lounge.
SBD · Inland Empire gateway with **Breeze Airways** nonstops to **SFO** and **Provo (PVU)** — **no Priority Pass lounge** verified on research day; official on-airport parking marketed at **$5/day**; major cargo/Amazon Air hub with thin passenger F&B vs ONT/LAX.
