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PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT
Description	Sources don’t agree about track layouts used over the years, so some info reported here are wrong, but I don’t know what they are.
Location	Palm Springs CA - California - Western States
Location	Palm Springs Municipal Airport
Latitude - Longitude	+ 33°49'36"     -116°30'26" 33.826667     -116.507222
UTM Coordinates	X = 545599.418  -  Y = 3743046.591  -  Zone 11S
Aerial photo / Map (*)	Google Maps  -    Bing Maps  -    Flash Earth  -    Microsoft Research Maps  -    MapQuest
Altitude AMSL	130 m - 427 ft
Inauguration	April 16th 1950
Closing	January 1960
Designer
Sources and links (Translation) (**)	(1) home.san.rr.com/fsheff/covps1157.htm (2) home.san.rr.com/fsheff/covps355.htm (3) home.san.rr.com/fsheff/palmspr3b.htm (4) www.na-motorsports.com/Tracks/CA/PalmSprings.html North American Motorsports Pages (5) www.racingcircuits.net Motor Racing Circuits Database (6) www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/palmspr2.html The GEL Motorsport - Tracks Around The World

(*) NOTE: a complete and detailed view of the circuit can be found (if available) on Street View by Google Maps and/or Bird's Eye and 3D views by Bing Maps for Enterprise (former Microsoft Virtual Earth): both can be reached using their own link in Aerial photo / Map cell.

(**) For on-line not-English speaking sources, click on each small flag and you open the corresponding Google Translator page with automatic translation.

Palm Springs Airport
Description	Layout used until 1952 or 1954, depending on sources
Years	1950÷195?
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Airfield course
Inauguration	April 16th 1950
Closing
Last update of this page	October 15th 2008
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	3540  m	11616  ft	2.2  mi		(5)
length	4667  m	15312  ft	2.9  mi		(4)

Palm Springs Airport
Description
Years	1953
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Airfield course
Inauguration	March 21st 1953
Closing	March 21st 1953
Last update of this page	October 15th 2008
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	3219  m	10560  ft	2  mi		(4)

Palm Springs Airport
Description
Years	1953÷1955
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Airfield course
Inauguration	March 22nd 1953
Closing	1955
Last update of this page	October 15th 2008
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	4184  m	13728  ft	2.6  mi		(4)

Palm Springs Airport
Description
Years	1955
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Airfield course
Inauguration	1955
Closing	1955
Last update of this page	October 15th 2008
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	3701  m	12144  ft	2.3  mi		(2)

Palm Springs Airport
Description
Years	1956
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Airfield course
Inauguration	1956
Closing	1956
Last update of this page	October 15th 2008
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points

Palm Springs Airport
Description
Years	1956÷1960
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Airfield course
Inauguration	December 3rd 1956
Closing	January 1960
Last update of this page	October 15th 2008
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	3540  m	11616  ft	2.2  mi		(6)
length	4667  m	15312  ft	2.9  mi		(1)

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Latitude - Longitude: + 33°49'36", -116°30'26"
If the aerial photo is not visible, you have to zoom out by clicking (maybe more then once) button ’-’ in top left corner

Updates
Date	Track layout	Years	Description by	Map by	Thanks to	Note
October 15th 2008			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
January 21st 2007		1950÷195?	Guido de Carli
May 3rd 2003			Guido de Carli			New	Description
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list

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