KPMD Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport
Palmdale, CA · 3 miles NE of PALMDALE, CA
Towered
U.S. Air Force
ICAO KPMD
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 2542.5 ft
- Coordinates
- 34-37-45.8000N 118-05-04.3900W
- Lat / Long
- 34.6293889, -118.0845528
- Mag. variation
- 12E (2020)
- Time zone
- UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
- ARTCC
- LOS ANGELES CENTER
- FSS
- RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- PMD (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- 1330-0600Z++ CLSD FED HOL. OTHER TIMES CLSD TO ALL TFC WITHOUT WRITTEN APVL.
- Pattern altitude
- TPA OHD 1957 FT. RECTANGULAR 1457 FT. EXP RIGHT TFC RWY 04, 25.
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Segmented circle
- yes
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- PAPI RWY 04, 07, 22, & 25 OPR CONSLY.
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from KPMD
Runways
Longest 12002 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 12002 x 200 ft. / 3658 x 61 m 1000 FT ASPH OVRN EACH END; OVRN POOR COND EMERG USE ONLY.
- Surface
- concrete, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- PCN 71 /R/B/W/T
Runway 7
- Heading
- 074 magnetic, 086 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 2540.2 ft.
Runway 25
- Heading
- 254 magnetic, 266 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- UNUSBL BYD 5.0 NM DUE TO TRRN.
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 2498.7 ft.
- Dimensions
- 12001 x 150 ft. / 3658 x 46 m
- Surface
- concrete, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- PCN 53 /R/B/W/T
Runway 4
- Heading
- 040 magnetic, 052 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 2542.5 ft.
- Obstructions
- hill, 35:1 slope to clear
Runway 22
- Heading
- 220 magnetic, 232 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- UNUSBL BYD 5.0 NM.
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 2491.1 ft.
- Obstructions
- 23000' FM THR.
- Dimensions
- 6000 x 75 ft. / 1829 x 23 m
- Surface
- concrete, in excellent condition
- Weight bearing
- PCN 97 /R/B/W/T Operational restrictions
Runway 72
- Traffic pattern
- left
Runway 252
- Traffic pattern
- left
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 2
Approaches — IAP 7
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- yes
- Ctaf
- 123.7
- Atis
- 118.275
- Wx Asos
- PHONE 661-272-3798
- Palmdale Ground
- 121.9 317.6 [OPR 1330-0600Z++.]
- Palmdale Tower
- 123.7 317.6 236.6 [OPR 1330-0600Z++.]
- Joshua Approach
- 124.55
- Joshua Departure
- 124.55
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.