Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport
Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport (KPMD/PMD) is a medium regional airport located in Palmdale, CA. It features 3 runways with the longest being 12,002 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 4 arrivals and 4 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 1 carrier across 4 routes. The most active carrier is Sierra Charlie Aviation (SCA). The busiest route is to Edwards Air Force Base (KEDW).
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 0 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Runways
3 installed
Delays by hour
Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days
Top carriers
Share of flights
Carriers
Communications Frequencies
2026-06-11| Type | Freq (MHz) | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CTAF | 123.700 | — |
| TWR | 123.700 | OPR 1330-0600Z++. |
| TWR | 236.600 | OPR 1330-0600Z++. |
| TWR | 317.600 | OPR 1330-0600Z++. |
| GND | 121.900 | OPR 1330-0600Z++. |
| GND | 317.600 | OPR 1330-0600Z++. |
| ATIS | 118.275 | OPR 1330-0600Z++. |
| APCH | 124.550 | — |
| APCH | 363.000 | — |
| EMERG | 121.500 | OPR 1330-0600Z++. |
| LCL/P | 123.700 | OPR 1330-0600Z++. |
| LCL/S | 236.600 | OPR 1330-0600Z++. |
| EMERG | 243.000 | OPR 1330-0600Z++. |
| LCL/P | 317.600 | OPR 1330-0600Z++. |
Airport operations
- ARTCC:
- ZLA
- Mag var:
- 12° E
Destination network
Great-circle routes from KPMD · last 7d
Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
Top routes
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| Route | Operator | Flights | Avg enroute |
|---|---|---|---|
PMDEDW Edwards, US |
COB
Cobra JET Aviation |
4 | 1h 16m |
PMDNKX San Diego, US |
RAI
RAI |
2 | 1h 42m |
PMDWJF Lancaster, US |
WAY
Airways |
1 | 1h 32m |
PMDXNA Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, US |
SCA
Sierra Charlie Aviation |
1 | 2h 42m |
PMDK9L2 Edwards, US |
JAN
Janes Aviation |
1 | 0h 11m |
PMDIAD Washington, DC, US |
HAG
Hageland Aviation Services |
1 | 4h 37m |
PMDNZY San Diego, US |
TRO
Tropic Airlines-Air Molokai(Honolulu |
1 | 2h 13m |
PMDKXTA Groom Lake, US |
JAN
Janes Aviation |
1 | 0h 46m |
PMDVNY Van Nuys, US |
QUE
Gouvernement du Quebec |
1 | 0h 26m |
PMDLAS Las Vegas, US |
JAN
Janes Aviation |
1 | 1h 6m |
PMDVCV Victorville, US |
TRO
Tropic Airlines-Air Molokai(Honolulu |
1 | 0h 28m |

