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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↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in United State and Southernmost airports in United State
→ See also airports in United State
aerial view of Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : KPMD
- IATA code : PMD
- Local code : -
Elevation : 775 m = 2543ft
→ See also Highest airports in USA and Lowest airports in United State
Runways
- runway 07/25 : 3658m = 12001ft
- runway 04/22 : 3658m = 12001ft
- runway 072/252 : 1829m = 6001ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United State
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Aviation weather for Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport KPMD PMD
METAR for Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport KPMD PMD
KPMD 200153Z 27020G29KT 5SM -RA BKN018 OVC025 04/02 A2978 RMK AO2 PK WND 29036/0129 SLP087 P0016 T00440017
Decoded METAR for Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport KPMD PMD
METAR issued by KPMD on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 01:53 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 4 hours and 12 minutes ago.
visibility is 8km = 5sm.
The temperature is 4°C = 39°F, dew point is 2°C = 36°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87 %.
QNH is 1008hPa = 29.78inHg
Wind 37km/h = 20kt with gusts at 54km/h = 29kt, direction is 270°.
Clouds : broken at 1800ft = 550m. overcast at 2500ft = 760m.
light rain
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor peak wind 29036/0129 Sea Level Pressure SLP=087 P0016 T00440017
TAF for Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport KPMD PMD
KPMD 192332Z 2000/2024 23028G40KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN060 FM200600 26015G25KT P6SM SCT080 FM201500 27012KT P6SM SCT100 FM201800 29008KT P6SM BKN250
Decoded TAF for Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport KPMD PMD
TAF issued by KPMD on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 23:32 UTC, issued 6 hours and 33 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, February 19, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Friday, February 20, 2026 à 06:00 heure UTC
2000/2024 23028G40KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN060
wind 28kt = 52km/h with gusts at 40kt = 74km/h, direction is 230°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
light intensity shower rain
scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m broken at 6000ft = 1830m
from Friday, February 20, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Friday, February 20, 2026 à 15:00 heure UTC
FM200600 26015G25KT P6SM SCT080
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 260°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 8000ft = 2440m
from Friday, February 20, 2026 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday, February 20, 2026 à 18:00 heure UTC
FM201500 27012KT P6SM SCT100
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 270°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 10000ft = 3050m
from Friday, February 20, 2026 à 18:00 heure TU to Friday, February 20, 2026 à 00:00 heure UTC
FM201800 29008KT P6SM BKN250
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 290°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 25000ft = 7620m
NOTAM for Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport
Around Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport (United State)
near
- Hotels in Palmdale
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 2366mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 2422mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 5607mi↑
- Paris at 5608mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 5608mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 5683mi↑
- Hôtel de Tourny (Bordeaux) at 5697mi↑
- Cité du Vin (Bordeaux) at 5697mi↑
- Bordeaux at 5697mi↑
- Hôtel Cardinal (Bordeaux) at 5697mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 5716mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 5716mi↑
- for Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport at 0mi↑
- for Antelope Valley airport at 3mi↑
- for SCE Antelope Valley Service Center airport at 4mi↑
nearest airports to Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport (United State)
- Antelope Valley airport ( US-2958) at 3mi↑defunct airport
- SCE Antelope Valley Service Center heliport ( CL40) at 4mi↑
- Galbraith airport ( US-6046) at 4mi↑defunct airport
- Palmdale Medical Center heliport ( 50CN) at 5mi↑
- Sheriff's heliport ( 21CL) at 5mi↑
- Pearland airport ( US-6045) at 6mi↑defunct airport
- Los Angeles County Sheriff Lancaster Station heliport ( US-6799) at 6mi↑
- Antelope Valley Hospital Medical Center heliport ( US-0288) at 6mi↑
- Quartz Hill airport ( US-1949) at 7mi↑defunct airport
- High Desert Hospital heliport ( US-2956) at 10mi↑
- SCE Vincent Substation heliport ( 26CN) at 10mi↑
- Oban airport ( US-2957) at 10mi↑defunct airport
- General WM J Fox airport (KWJF WJF ) at 11mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Bohunk's Airpark airport ( 0CL6) at 12mi↑
- Liberty Field airport ( US-3006) at 13mi↑defunct airport
- Salinas Landesert Ranch airport ( US-3005) at 13mi↑
→ See also Former airports in United State
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap