KPMD · PMD
Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport
Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport (KPMD / PMD) is a general-aviation airfield serving Palmdale, California. The field lies at 2,543 ft (775 m) above sea level and has three runways, the longest 12,002 ft (3,658 m), concrete and lit. Its nearest neighbour is General William J Fox Airfield (WJF), 9 nm NW.
Alārium shows aircraft arriving at and departing from PMD in real time and in three dimensions, with current weather from the field’s own METAR, the runway the wind favours, and the movements observed there.
Location
- Elevation
- 2,543 ft (775 m)
- Coordinates
- 34.6294, -118.0850
- Serving
- Palmdale
- Region
- California
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
Runways3 · longest 12,002 ft
Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 07 points 70° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 12,002 ft3,658 m | 200 ft | Concrete | Lit |
| 04/22 | 12,001 ft3,658 m | 150 ft | Concrete | Lit |
| 072/252 | 6,000 ft1,829 m | 75 ft | Concreteexcellent | — |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- WJFGeneral William J Fox Airfield · 9 nm NW
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 14
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.