# Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport (PMD / KPMD)

**Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport** (IATA: PMD, ICAO: KPMD) is a medium airport in Palmdale, California, United States. It has 3 runways; the longest is 12,002 ft (3,658 m). In 2008 it handled 22 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpmd

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PMD / KPMD
- FAA: PMD
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Palmdale, California, United States
- Elevation: 2,543 ft / 775 m
- Coordinates: 34.6294, -118.0850
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 12,002 ft / 3,658 m
- Instrument procedures: 7 approaches
- Passengers: 21,805 (2008)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmdale_Regional_Airport (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6456919
- Weather station: KPMD · WMO 72382
- Ident: KPMD

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 12,002 ft / 3,658 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Concrete | 086° / 266° | yes |
| 04/22 | 12,001 ft / 3,658 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 052° / 232° | yes |
| 072/252 | 6,000 ft / 1,829 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Concrete |  |  |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00310AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2005 | 4,877 | Wikidata |
| 2006 | 59 | Wikidata |
| 2007 | 12,022 | Wikidata |
| 2008 | 21,805 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 22K (2008) | #2,405 of 3,974 | #562 in North America | #388 in US |
| Longest runway | 12,002 ft / 3,658 m | =324 of 29,858 | =75 in North America | =65 in US |
| Elevation | 2,543 ft / 775 m | #6,798 of 43,403 | #3,220 in North America | #2,479 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | JOSHUA APP/DEP | 124.550 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 118.275 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 123.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 123.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [WJF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kwjf.md) General William J Fox Airfield · 11 mi / 17 km
- [EDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kedw.md) Edwards Air Force Base · 22 mi / 36 km
- [MHV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmhv.md) Mojave Air & Space Port · 30 mi / 48 km
- [BUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbur.md) Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport · 33 mi / 54 km
- [L71](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kl71.md) California City Municipal Airport · 36 mi / 58 km
- [VNY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvny.md) Van Nuys Airport · 37 mi / 60 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpmd/data