Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport METAR KPMD

VFRMedium AirportElev. 775 m (2543 ft)

Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport is situated in Palmdale, United States. The ICAO code of Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport is KPMD and the IATA code is PMD.
It has 3 runways: Concrete runway 04/22 with a length of 12,001 ft (3,658 m), Concrete runway 07/25 with a length of 12,002 ft (3,658 m), CONC-E runway 072/252 with a length of 6,000 ft (1,829 m).
The elevation is 775 m (2543 ft). Its coordinates are:

2026-10-06 14:53 UTC

Wikipedia AIP

Flight Cat

VFR

Temp

21.7°C

Wind

7kt

Visibility

> 10sm

Altimeter

30.04inHg

Raw METAR

METAR KPMD 061453Z 21007KT 10SM CLR 22/08 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02170078 53009 $

Decoded

Wind: From 210° (SSW) at 7 kt
Visibility: > 10 sm
Temp / DP: 21.7°C (71°F) · Dew point 7.8°C (46°F)
Altimeter: 1017 hPa · 30.04 inHg
Sea level P: 1014.6 hPa

TAF

Valid 6 Oct 12:00 UTC – 7 Oct 12:00 UTC

Raw TAF

TAF KPMD 061120Z 0612/0712 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM070000 09006KT P6SM SKC FM070600 19006KT P6SM SKC

VFRMVFRIFRLIFR

12:0018:00Wed 7 Oct06:0012:00NOW

Tue 6 Oct

BASE12:00 – 00:00 UTC

VRB / 5 kt> 6 smClear

VFR

Wed 7 Oct

FM00:00 – 06:00 UTC

090° / 6 kt> 6 smClear

VFR

FM06:00 – 12:00 UTC

190° / 6 kt> 6 smClear

VFR

Forecast via NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Runways

Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed

Runway	Heading	Length	Surface	Wind Offset	Headwind	Crosswind
04	52°	12,001 ft (3,658 m)	Concrete	158°	↓ 7 kt	3 kt R
22 ★ best	232°	12,001 ft (3,658 m)	Concrete	22°	↑ 7 kt	3 kt L
07	86°	12,002 ft (3,658 m)	Concrete	124°	↓ 4 kt	6 kt R
25	266°	12,002 ft (3,658 m)	Concrete	56°	↑ 4 kt	6 kt L

Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind

Sunrise & Sunset

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Sunrise13:49 UTC

Sunset01:30 UTC

Daylight:11h 41m

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

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Nearby Weather

ICAO	Airport	Distance	Category	Wind	Visibility	Sky	Temp
KWJF	—	17 km	VFR	040° 3 kt	> 10 sm	—	18.3°C
KEDW	—	36 km	VFR	Calm	50 sm	—	18.8°C
KMHV	—	48 km	VFR	Calm	9 sm	—	23.9°C
KBUR	—	54 km	VFR	Calm	> 10 sm	—	24.4°C
KVNY	—	60 km	VFR	280° 5 kt	> 10 sm	—	22.8°C
KEMT	—	61 km	VFR	Calm	> 10 sm	—	24°C
KVCV	—	64 km	VFR	150° 6 kt	9 sm	—	22°C
KTSP	—	65 km	VFR	120° 3 kt	> 10 sm	—	17°C
KCCB	—	68 km	VFR	Calm	> 10 sm	—	29°C
KSMO	—	76 km	VFR	Calm	> 10 sm	—	25.6°C

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