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Airport commissioner urges Indian Wells residents to file noise complaints after new approach increased overflights
Summary
An appointed Palm Springs Airport commissioner told the Indian Wells City Council the FAA’s June 2025 instrument approach has increased airline traffic over Indian Wells; he urged residents to submit airport noise comments and attend a Jan. 21 noise committee meeting.
Phil Valdez, an appointed Palm Springs Airport commissioner, briefed the Indian Wells City Council on Jan. 15 about recent airport trends and a flight-path change he said had increased overflights of Indian Wells.
Valdez explained that the airport lacks a full Federal Inspection Services (FIS) facility, limiting international arrivals, and that recent route changes have shifted some traffic. He described a relatively new instrument approach (installed around June 2025) used by airlines that has…
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