About Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport

PALMDALE USAF PLANT 42

ICAO	KPMD
FAA ID	PMD
IATA	PMD
Type	Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP)	34.62939, -118.08455 343746N 1180504W
Variation	11.6° E (2024)
Timezone	Los_Angeles (-7 h)
Local time	Apr 27, 2024 03:37
Fuel types
Usage	Public (Joint use)
Operations (annual)	64,433 (April 30, 2008)
Airport status	Operational
Source	FAA (Effective date April 18, 2024)

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Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport

Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport is a midsized airport in California, United States. The airport is located at latitude 34.63106 and longitude -118.08416. The airport has 3 runways: 25/72, 4/22 and 7/25. The ICAO airport code of this field is KPMD. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is PMD. The airport's IATA code is PMD. Nearby other airfields are General WM J Fox Airfield, Agua Dulce Airport, Little Buttes Antique Airfield, Crystal Airport and Rosamond Skypark Airport.

Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Los Angeles.

Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport is in the timezone of America/Los_Angeles. Difference with UTC is -7 h. Today the sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 19:34. This applies to Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -7 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

More information

Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Latitude	Longitude	Approx. length
4	052°	040°	34.6169	-118.0916	11,993 ft
22	232°	220°	34.6373	-118.0603	11,993 ft
7	086°	074°	34.6306	-118.1131	11,973 ft
25	266°	254°	34.6328	-118.0733	11,973 ft
25	180°	168°	Runway coordinates unknown
72	360°	348°	Runway coordinates unknown

Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
Antelope Valley Service Center Heliport	US-0904	3.2 NM	288°
Palmdale Medical Center Heliport	US-1028	4.2 NM	225°
La County Sheriff Lancaster STN Heliport	US-0903	4.9 NM	327°
Vincent Substation	US-0658	8.8 NM	190°
General WM J Fox Airfield	KWJF	9.4 NM	314°
Agua Dulce Airport	KL70	14 NM	235°
Little Buttes Antique Airfield	US-0902	14 NM	315°
Camp 11 Heliport	US-0664	15 NM	221°
Crystal Airport	US-0914	15 NM	124°

Navigational aids

Name		Ident	Type	Distance	Direction
	Palmdale	PMD	VORTAC	1.0 NM	088°
	Gen William J Fox	GWF	NDB	9.2 NM	314°

More runway information

Condition

ID	Surface condition	Surface treatment	PCN Pavement Classification Number	Runway Lights Edge Intensity
4	Good	No special treatment	53/R/B/W/T	High
22	Good	No special treatment	53/R/B/W/T	High
7	Good	No special treatment	71/R/B/W/T	High
25	Good	No special treatment	71/R/B/W/T	High
25	Excellent	No special treatment	97/R/B/W/T
72	Excellent	No special treatment	97/R/B/W/T

Weight Bearing Capacity

ID	Single wheel	Double wheel	Double tandem	Dual double tandem
4
22
7
25
25
72

Declared distances

ID	TORA Takeoff Run Available	TODA Takeoff Distance Available	ASDA Accelerated Stop Distance Available	LDA Landing Distance Available	Displaced Threshold Length
4
22
7
25
25
72

Elevations

ID	End Elevation	Threshold Crossing Height	Visual Glide Path Angle	Touchdown Zone Elevation
4	2,543 ft	75 ft	3.0°	775 ft
22	2,491 ft	75 ft	3.0°	761 ft
7	2,540 ft	78 ft	3.0°	774 ft
25	2,499 ft	76 ft	3.0°	763 ft
25
72

Obstruction data

ID	Controlling Object Description	Controlling Object Clearance slope
4	HILL	35
22		50
7		50
25		50
25
72

Lights and markings

ID	Runway Markings Type	Runway Markings Condition	Runway End Identifier Lights	Centerline Lights	Touchdown Lights	Visual Glide Slope Indicators
4	Basic	Good	Yes	No	No	P4L
22	Basic	Good	Yes	No	No	P4L
7	Nonprecision Instrument	Good	Yes	No	No	P4L
25	Precision Instrument	Good	Yes	No	No	P4L
25
72

Other information

ID	ILS type	Pattern	Runway Visibility Value Equipment
4		Right hand	No
22		Left hand	No
7		Left hand	No
25	ILS	Right hand	No
25
72