// Station · 7m ago
KPMD
Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.3°C / 7.2°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 2,543 FT
34.6294°N / 118.0850°W
LOCATION · Palmdale, US
WIND
170°5 kt
KPMD · 2,543 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 7
ALTIM
29.96"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 170°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KPMD 111453Z 17005KT 10SM CLR 28/07 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP109 60000 T02830072 53008 $
KPMD · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 170° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.9 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 170° @ 5 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
WIND
170°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
22★
HDG 220°
H3 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 12,001'
25
HDG 250°
H1 kt
X5 kt LEFT
12,002'
252
HDG 250°
H1 kt
X5 kt LEFT
6,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
07
HDG 070°
T1 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
072
HDG 070°
T1 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
04
HDG 040°
T3 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 3,543 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +18°C
4,700FT
+2,157 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,543 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT2,502 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KO59
(Cedarville Airport, Cedarville, elev 4,623 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+47%
-33%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+33%
-21%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+19%
-14%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:49ZSUNRISE
19:58ZSOLAR NOON
03:08ZSUNSET
03:37ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:00Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 07m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:37Z (12h 36m)
DAY LENGTH14h 19m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE10:14Z
MOONSET00:34Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KWJF
VFR
General William J Fox Airfield · Lancaster
- WIND
- 250° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 9 NM NW
- AGE
- 4m ago
KEDW
VFR
Edwards Air Force Base · Edwards
- WIND
- 220° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NE
- AGE
- 1h 5m ago
KMHV
VFR
Mojave Air & Space Port · Mojave
- WIND
- 080° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT270
- DIST
- 26 NM N
- AGE
- 5m ago
KBUR
MVFR
→
VFR
16Z
Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport · Burbank
- WIND
- 140° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 4.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM SW
- AGE
- 7m ago
KVNY
MVFR
→
VFR
16Z
Van Nuys Airport · Van Nuys
- WIND
- 150° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM SW
- AGE
- 9m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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