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KPMD — Palmdale Usaf Plant 42
Palmdale, CA · field elevation 2,543 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KPMD current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KPMD 252353Z 23016KT 10SM CLR 32/06 A2993 RMK AO2 PK WND 25026/2305 SLP105 T03220056 10339 20306 56009 $
- Wind
- from 230° at 16 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 32 °C / dewpoint 6 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Density altitude
- 5,172 ft · pressure altitude 2,533 ft
- Observed
- 4 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 230° at 16 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 16 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 25 | 13 kt head | 9 kt from the left |
| 07 | 13 kt tail | 9 kt from the right |
| 04 | 16 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KPMD 252343Z 2600/2624 25015G24KT P6SM SKC FM260300 25010KT P6SM SKC FM260700 20006KT P6SM SKC FM261200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM261800 24005KT P6SM SKC FM262100 22015G22KT P6SM SKC
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 34.62939, -118.08455
- Elevation
- 2,543 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1343Z / 0145Z
- Tower hours
- OPR 1330-0600Z++.
- Magnetic variation
- 12°E (2020)
- Sectional
- Los Angeles
- County
- Los Angeles, CA
Airport diagram
Everything else KPMD publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 12,002 | 200 | CONC | HIGH |
| 04/22 | 12,001 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 072/252 | 6,000 | 75 | CONC | — |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 118.275
- Tower OPR 1330-0600Z++.
- 123.7
- Ground
- 121.9
- CTAF
- 123.7
- Approach
- 124.55
Published procedures
- 6 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.