Airport · KPMD / PMD

Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport

United States · 2543 ft

Runway diagram

Satellite map with the runway layout of Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport (KPMD)

Weather

obs 16:53Z · 21 min ago · VFR

Wind: wind 270° 12 kt
Visibility: vis 16 km (10+ SM)
Clouds: BKN 4,700 ft · ceil 4,700 ft
Temperature: 17° / 11° · QNH 1013 hPa (29.91 inHg)
Density altitude: 3,420 ft

METAR KPMD 301653Z 27012KT 10SM BKN047 17/11 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP113 T01720106

Runway wind

Runway	End	Headwind	Crosswind
04/22	04	-9 kt	-7 kt
04/22	22	9 kt	7 kt
07/25	07	-12 kt	-1 kt
07/25	25	12 kt	1 kt
072/252	072	0 kt	-12 kt
072/252	252	0 kt	-12 kt

negative headwind means tailwind; crosswind is absolute. check the METAR for gusts and variable directions.

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38 aircraft within 75 km · snapshot 2s ago

Callsign	Registration	Type	Airline	Route	Altitude	Speed	Distance	Map
IJA80	N801SF	LJ60	International Jet Aviation Services		13775 ft	333 kt	15 km	map
N53742	N53742	C172	N53		Ground	0 kt	17 km	map
N797WC	N797WC	F2TH	N79		Ground	0 kt	17 km	map
JANET98	N288DP	B736	Janes Aviation		5000 ft	155 kt	19 km	map
N2103U	N2103U	C82T	N21		3350 ft	122 kt	19 km	map
N2901B	N2901B	P28A	N29		5000 ft	106 kt	22 km	map
N66VG	N66VG	S22T	N66		11525 ft	174 kt	24 km	map
N414WE	N414WE	C414	N41		11525 ft	193 kt	24 km	map
N20FS	N20FS	RV6	N20		9000 ft	138 kt	39 km	map
N61LP	N61LP	BE36	N61		8225 ft	158 kt	47 km	map
N8NF	N8NF	B06	N8N		1900 ft	72 kt	48 km	map
N9333N	N9333N	P28R	N93		1600 ft	78 kt	50 km	map
N808LV	N808LV	GLF6	N80		5050 ft	256 kt	52 km	map
SWA2354	N8762Q	B38M	Southwest Airlines	DEN → DAL	36000 ft	421 kt	55 km	map
DCM6412	N852W	PC12	Fltplan		5000 ft	166 kt	56 km	map
N9267Q	N9267Q	PA46	N92		14800 ft	179 kt	56 km	map
N5298J	N5298J	C172	N52		1500 ft	80 kt	57 km	map
N12577	N12577	C172	N12		950 ft	83 kt	58 km	map
N233LA	N233LA	AS50	N23		1150 ft	123 kt	58 km	map
N76FL	N76FL	S76	N76		Ground	0 kt	59 km	map
N604LL	N604LL	CL60	N60		Ground	0 kt	59 km	map
SWA4310	N8794Q	B38M	Southwest Airlines	SAN → SEA	36000 ft	420 kt	59 km	map
N750VP	N750VP	C750	N75		Ground	14 kt	60 km	map
N8934V	N8934V	C172	N89		Ground	0 kt	61 km	map
ae264f	73-1215	BE20			8400 ft	192 kt	63 km	map
N882AB	N882AB	SR20	N88		2550 ft	117 kt	63 km	map
SWA4307	N8961K	B38M	Southwest Airlines	LGB → SJC	35000 ft	474 kt	64 km	map
SWA2514	N8699A	B738	Southwest Airlines	RSW → STL	26850 ft	403 kt	64 km	map
N241DG	N241DG	PA46	N24		9975 ft	176 kt	65 km	map
N121CL	N121CL	GL7T	N12		8600 ft	300 kt	65 km	map
a851ed	N635SP	C172			Ground	73 kt	66 km	map
FFT3308	N436FR	A20N	Frontier Airlines	SFO → LAX	2725 ft	183 kt	66 km	map
N813TA	N813TA	CL60	N81		9975 ft	275 kt	68 km	map
SWA4036	N8915Q	B38M	Southwest Airlines	SAT → ELP	27875 ft	494 kt	70 km	map
DAL800	N503DZ	A21N	Delta Air Lines	FLL → LAX	6600 ft	287 kt	71 km	map
DAL1714	N3744F	B738	Delta Air Lines	LAX → SEA	24000 ft	414 kt	73 km	map
ABX505	N312AA	B762	Abx Air	CVG → PHX → LAX	5250 ft	226 kt	74 km	map
DAL1095	N613DN	A21N	Delta Air Lines	SLC → LAX	7525 ft	295 kt	74 km	map

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Airport data

Latitude: 34.6294
Longitude: -118.0850
Type: medium_airport
Region: California
IATA: PMD
GPS code: KPMD
Local code: PMD
Magnetic variation: 12.0°
Operations: no PPR
Weather: METAR / TAF

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighted
04 / 22	12001 ft · 3.66 km · 52°	150 ft	CON	yes
07 / 25	12002 ft · 3.66 km · 86°	200 ft	CON	yes
072 / 252	6000 ft · 1.83 km	75 ft	CONC-E	no

Frequencies

Type	Description	Frequency
A/D	JOSHUA APP/DEP	124.550 MHz
ASOS	ASOS	118.275 MHz
CTAF	CTAF	123.700 MHz
GND	GND	121.900 MHz
TWR	TWR	123.700 MHz

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