KPMD / PMD

Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport

ICAO

KPMD

IATA

PMD

City

Palmdale

Country

United States

Type

Medium

Coordinates

34.6294, -118.0850

Elevation

2543 ft / 775 m

Local time

23:42 UTC-7

Sunrise / sunset

13:54 / 01:24 UTC

local: 06:54 / 18:24

Map

OpenStreetMap ↗

Runways and wind

Wind

230° / 8 kt

Active runway (advice)

Head / crosswind

8 / 0 kt

True headings. For simulation, not real-world flying.

Runways · 3

Runway	Size	Surface	Headings	Lights
04 / 22	3658 m × 46 m	Concrete	52° / 232°	✓
07 / 25	3658 m × 61 m	Concrete	86° / 266°	✓
072 / 252	1829 m × 23 m	CONC-E	—	—

OurAirports data. The actual runway condition may differ. True headings.

Weather

official METAR

METARKPMD 100553Z 23008KT 10SM CLR 24/03 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP057 T02390028 10294 20228 50004

TAFKPMD 100533Z 1006/1106 25010KT P6SM SCT250 FM101000 20007KT P6SM BKN250 FM101400 VRB05KT P6SM BKN200 FM101800 23012KT P6SM BKN200 FM102100 23015G25KT P6SM BKN150 FM110400 24012KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100

METAR: 2026-10-10 05:53 UTC · 50 min ago · TAF: 2026-10-10 05:33 UTC · 70 min ago

Decode

TAF

Frequencies

GNDGND121.9

TWRTWR123.7

CTAFCTAF123.7

A/DJOSHUA APP/DEP124.55

ASOSASOS118.275

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