KPMD — Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport

Airport Information

ICAOKPMD

IATAPMD

NAMEPalmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport

CITYPalmdale

COUNTRYUS

LATITUDEN34°37′45.8″

LONGITUDEW118°05′06.0″

DECIMAL 34.629398, -118.084999

ELEVATION 2,543 ft / 775 m

LOCAL TIME --:--:--Loading…

Sun Times (Today, UTC)

SUNRISE

13:04 UTC

SUNSET

02:52 UTC

DAY LENGTH

-10h -12m

RIGHT NOW—

CIVIL TWILIGHT 12:37 UTC – 03:19 UTC

Weather — METAR / TAF

RAW METARKPMD 040753Z AUTO 23014KT 10SM CLR 29/M07 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP074 T02891072 403890228 $

FLIGHT CATEGORYVFR

WIND↑230° / 14 kt

VISIBILITY16,090 m

CLOUDSCLR

TEMP / DEWPOINT29° / -7°

QNH1012 hPa

TRANSITION ALT / LVL18000 ft / FL190

DENSITY ALTITUDE4,842 ft (field 2,543 ft)

TAFTAF KPMD 040537Z 0406/0506 22015KT P6SM SKC FM040900 21008KT P6SM SKC FM041800 24015KT P6SM SKC FM042100 24020G28KT P6SM SKC FM050200 24015KT P6SM SKC FM050500 24010KT P6SM SKC

Initially: winds 220° at 15kt. From 04d 18:00z: winds 240° at 15kt. From 04d 21:00z: winds 240° at 20kt, gusting 28kt. From 05d 02:00z: winds 240° at 15kt.

Weather forecast

Runways

➤04 040° 3658 m / 12,001 ft · CON ● LIT NO ILS

➤07 070° 3658 m / 12,001 ft · CON ● LIT NO ILS

➤22 220° 3658 m / 12,001 ft · CON ● LIT NO ILS

➤25 250° 3658 m / 12,001 ft · CON ● LIT NO ILS

ATC Frequencies

A/D
JOSHUA APP/DEP

124.55 MHz

ASOS
ASOS

118.275 MHz

CTAF
CTAF

123.7 MHz

GND
GND

121.9 MHz

TWR
TWR

123.7 MHz

Nearest Alternates

KWJF General William J Fox Airfield 9 NM 315° NO ILS

KEDW Edwards Air Force Base 20 NM 030° NO ILS

KMHV Mojave Air & Space Port 26 NM 353° NO ILS

KBUR Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport 29 NM 207° ILS

KL71 California City Municipal Airport 32 NM 006° NO ILS

KVNY Van Nuys Airport 32 NM 218° NO ILS

Nearest Waypoints

FLYTE 1 NM 121°

EKOTY 1 NM 087°

OQXIB 2 NM 062°

ZENAB 3 NM 270°

YAAPY 3 NM 313°

ROPEZ 3 NM 144°

Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport (KPMD / PMD) — Palmdale, US