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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 100153Z 21005KT 10SM CLR 17/01 A3011 RMK AO2 RAB0059E44 SLP192 P0000 T01670006
- Wind
- from 210° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 1 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.11 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,108 ft · pressure altitude 2,353 ft
- Observed
- 45 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 210° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 5 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 25 | 3 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 07 | 3 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 04 | 5 kt tail | 2 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 092351Z 1000/1024 VRB05KT 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
- 1421Z / 0051Z
- 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.