KPMD · Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport

PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

2,543

Elevation ft

Runways

12,002

Longest ft · 07/25

34.63N

118.08W

Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport serves Palmdale, California at 2,543 ft elevation with its longest runway, 07/25, at 12,002 by 200 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file marked joint use. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
07/25	12,002 × 200 ft	concrete	lit
04/22	12,001 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
072/252	6,000 × 75 ft	concrete (excellent)	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,543 ft is about 10°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 10°C)	2,543 ft	2,934 ft	2,378 ft	3,567 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,743 ft	3,168 ft	2,505 ft	3,757 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,943 ft	3,402 ft	2,631 ft	3,947 ft
35°C afternoon	5,553 ft	3,521 ft	2,696 ft	4,044 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (07/25, 12,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,044 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KPMD is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KWJF General William J Fox Airfield	9 nm NW	7,201 ft
KMHV Mojave Air & Space Port	26 nm N	12,503 ft
KBUR Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport	29 nm SW	6,886 ft

04Fuel and services at KPMD

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KPMD. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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