Airports / California / PMD
Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport
KPMD / PMDPalmdale, CaliforniaELEV 2,543 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
9 nm
To the nearest alternate
General William J Fox Airfield (WJF) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport (KPMD / PMD) is a mid-sized airport serving Palmdale, California. The airport sits 2,543 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into PMD for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are General William J Fox Airfield (WJF, 9 nm), Edwards Air Force Base (EDW, 20 nm), and Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR, 29 nm).
Charter pricing from PMD depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Palmdale.
Field capability
ICAO
KPMD
IATA
PMD
FAA / Local
PMD
Elevation
2,543 ft
Coordinates
34.6294° N · 118.0850° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs CA fields
state range -210–7,135 ft
At 2,543 ft, PMD sits higher than 88% of the 156 California fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 9nmWJFGeneral William J Fox AirfieldLancaster
- 20nmEDWEdwards Air Force BaseEdwards
- 29nmBURHollywood Burbank AirportBurbank
- 32nmVNYVan Nuys AirportVan Nuys
- 41nmSMOSanta Monica Municipal AirportSanta Monica
- 42nmONTOntario International AirportOntario
Location
Open the full mapKPMD · Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport · Palmdale, CA
From the ramp
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