KPMD· PMD· Palmdale

Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport

medium airport · elevation 2,543 ft (775 m)

14:04Z 01:10Z Day

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Current METARVFR

16 min ago·00:53Z

KPMD 230053Z 22010KT 10SM FEW028 BKN050 OVC065 13/08 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 24026/0011 RAB02E11 SLP133 P0000 T01330083 $

Wind

220° 10 kt

Visibility

10 SM

Ceiling

5,000 ft

Temperature

13°C / 8°C

temp / dew

QNH

1014 hPa

29.95 inHg

Clouds

FEW 2,800ft, BKN 5,000ft, OVC 6,500ft

Weather

—

Station

KPMD

Remarks

automated station with a precipitation discriminator peak wind of 26 knots from 240 degrees at 00:11 rain beginning at :02 ending at :11 sea level pressure of 1013.3 HPa 0/100 of an inch of precipitation fell in the last hour hourly temperature of 13.3°C and dew point of 8.3°C

Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC

SIGMET / AIRMET (0)

None active in area.

PIREPs (2)

FL090C130
10 min ago
ICE TRC
FL100C30J
10 min ago
ICE TRC

Wind & Runways

Wind arrow points downwind.

Runways

04/223658 mCON

07/253658 mCON

072/2521829 mCONC-E

Runway components

Runway	Head/Tail	Crosswind
RWY 04/22	TW 10 kt	XW 2 kt R
RWY 07/25	TW 7 kt	XW 7 kt R

34.6294°, -118.0850°© CARTO Open in OSM →

Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits

Runway	Status	HW (kt)	XW (kt)	Flags
RWY 04/22 (use 22)	Preferred	HW 10	2 L	—
RWY 07/25 (use 25)	Usable	HW 7	7 L	—

Density altitude

2,887 ft

elevation 2,543 ft

ISA deviation

+3.0°C

Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KPMD

GND121.900
TWR123.700
A/DJOSHUA APP/DEP124.550
ASOS118.275
CTAF123.700

Navaids near airportassoc. KPMD

Ident	Type	Freq	Power
PMD	VORTAC	114.50 MHz	HIGH

Runways3

Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.

Runway	Surface	Length	Lighting	ILS
RWY 04/22	CON	12,001 ft (3,658 m)	Lit	—
RWY 07/25	CON	12,002 ft (3,658 m)	Lit	—
RWY 072/252	CONC-E	6,000 ft (1,829 m)	—	—

RWY 04/2212,001 ft (3,658 m)
Surface
CON
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—
RWY 07/2512,002 ft (3,658 m)
Surface
CON
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—
RWY 072/2526,000 ft (1,829 m)
Surface
CONC-E
Lighting
—
ILS
—

24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KPMD

Wind13 kt

Vis16.1 km

Temp15°C

QNH1014 hPa

24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=303

3–6 kt

6–10 kt

10–16 kt

16–22 kt

>22 kt

Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport

Diagram unavailable for Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport.

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2026/10/22 19:33 UTC

23/00Z

23/06Z

23/12Z

23/18Z

BASEVFR

FMVFR

VFRBASE22/19Z → 22/21Z25017G27KT · 6 SM · -SHRA VCSH · BKN040 OVC050

Wind: 25017G27KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Weather: -SHRA VCSH

Clouds: BKN040 OVC050

TAF AMD KPMD 221830Z 2219/2318 25017G27KT P6SM -SHRA VCSH BKN040 OVC050

VFRFM22/21Z → 23/02Z22018G25KT · 6 SM · VCSH · BKN100

Wind: 22018G25KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Weather: VCSH

Clouds: BKN100

FM222100 22018G25KT P6SM VCSH BKN100

VFRFM23/02Z → 23/08Z22015KT · 6 SM · BKN250

Wind: 22015KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: BKN250

FM230200 22015KT P6SM BKN250

VFRFM23/08Z → 23/18Z23010KT · 6 SM · OVC050

Wind: 23010KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: OVC050

FM230800 23010KT P6SM OVC050

Raw TAF

TAF AMD KPMD 221830Z 2219/2318 25017G27KT P6SM -SHRA VCSH BKN040 OVC050 FM222100 22018G25KT P6SM VCSH BKN100 FM230200 22015KT P6SM BKN250 FM230800 23010KT P6SM OVC050

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