Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport (United State) aviation weather and informations KPMD PMD

Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.

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

Airport code

ICAO code : KPMD
IATA code : PMD
Local code : -

Elevation : 775 m = 2543ft

Runways

runway 07/25 : 3658m = 12001ft
runway 04/22 : 3658m = 12001ft
runway 072/252 : 1829m = 6001ft

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To travel

weather : sky clear at Palmdale

73°F

wind ↑ 11mph

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

METAR for Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport KPMD PMD

KPMD 040853Z AUTO 24013KT 10SM CLR 23/07 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP115 T02330067 51001

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

METAR issued by KPMD on Friday, July 4, 2025 at 08:53 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 5 days and 128 hours and -7193 minutes ago.

visibility is 16km = 10sm.

The temperature is 23°C = 73°F, dew point is 7°C = 45°F. The air is a little humid : relative air humidity is 36 %.

QNH is 1015hPa = 29.97inHg

Wind 24km/h = 13kt, direction is 240°.

Sky clear.

Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=115 T02330067 51001

TAF for Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 airport KPMD PMD

KPMD 040803Z 0408/0506 23012G20KT P6SM SKC FM041000 23010KT P6SM SKC FM041900 23015G25KT P6SM SKC FM042200 23020G30KT P6SM SKC FM050300 24015KT P6SM SKC

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

TAF issued by KPMD on Friday, July 4, 2025 at 08:03 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 5 days and 8 hours and 57 minutes. weather forecast for 22 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.