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Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport (United State)

Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport is located near Palmdale, with Palmdale at 4mi↑, Desert View Highlands at 5mi↑, Lancaster at 6mi↑, Quartz Hill at 8mi↑, Vincent at 9mi↑, Littlerock at 9mi↑,

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aerial view of Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport

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Elevation : 775 m = 2543ft

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weather : sky clear at Palmdale

ciel dégagé
54°F
68 ↗ 68°F

wind ↑ 4mph

Aviation weather for Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport KPMD PMD

METAR for Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport KPMD PMD

KPMD 041453Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 12/03 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01170033 51006 $

Decoded METAR for Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport KPMD PMD

METAR issued by KPMD on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 14:53 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 5 days and 130 hours and -7177 minutes ago.

visibility is 16km = 10sm.

The temperature is 12°C = 54°F, dew point is 3°C = 37°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 54 %.

QNH is 1016hPa = 30inHg

Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is 210°.

Sky clear.

Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=149 T01170033 51006 $

TAF for Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport KPMD PMD

KPMD 041120Z 0412/0512 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM041900 01007KT P6SM SKC FM050100 28008KT P6SM SKC FM050500 VRB05KT P6SM SKC

Decoded TAF for Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport KPMD PMD

TAF issued by KPMD on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 11:20 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 5 days and 13 hours and 56 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Saturday, October 4, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Saturday, October 4, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC

0412/0512 VRB05KT P6SM SKC

sky clear

wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is °

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.

from Saturday, October 4, 2025 à 19:00 heure TU to Saturday, October 4, 2025 à 01:00 heure UTC

FM041900 01007KT P6SM SKC

sky clear

wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 10°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.

from Saturday, October 4, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 5, 2025 à 05:00 heure UTC

FM050100 28008KT P6SM SKC

sky clear

wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 280°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.

from Sunday, October 5, 2025 à 05:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 5, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC

FM050500 VRB05KT P6SM SKC

sky clear

wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is °

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.

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