Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport frequencies
Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport (PMD · KPMD) in Palmdale, CA is a towered field, staffed OPR 1330-0600Z++.. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it, from the first call to the handoff on climb out. · Open on the map
All of Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KPMD tower is closed
The tower is staffed OPR 1330-0600Z++.. Outside those hours Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 123.7, and separation from other traffic is yours, not a controller's. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
Runway lighting is often pilot controlled once the tower closes — check the KPMD airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Palmdale
- ATIS 118.275
- A recorded loop of the field's weather, active runway and any notices, updated hourly or whenever conditions change. Listen before your first call, and tell the controller which letter you have so they do not read it to you again.
Taxi & takeoff Palmdale
- Ground 121.9
- Ground control owns every taxiway and inactive runway on the field. Call for taxi with your position and destination on the field. You need an explicit clearance to cross any runway, including one that is not in use.
- Tower 123.7
- Tower owns the active runways and the surrounding surface area. Call before entering the surface area inbound, and hold short until you are cleared to take off or to cross.
Departure & arrival Joshua
- App/Dep 124.55
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
Also
- CTAF 123.7
- The common frequency pilots use to announce themselves to each other at a field with no operating control tower. Nobody is controlling traffic — you are self announcing. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern, and listen well before you transmit.
- Emergency 121.5
- 121.5 is the international emergency and distress frequency, monitored continuously. Declare on it if you are in trouble, and monitor it as a second radio when you have one free.
By procedure & sector (4 more)
| 236.6 | LCL/S |
|---|---|
| 243.0 | EMERG |
| 317.6 | GND/P, LCL/P |
| 363.0 | APCH/P DEP/P |
Every KPMD frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 118.275 |
|---|---|
| Ground | 121.9 |
| Tower | 123.7 |
| CTAF | 123.7 |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
| App/Dep | 124.55 |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KPMD?
Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport tower is 123.7, calling "Palmdale Tower". The tower is staffed OPR 1330-0600Z++..
What frequency do I use at KPMD when the tower is closed?
Outside OPR 1330-0600Z++., Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 123.7 as the CTAF and report your position and intentions — there is nobody to clear you, so separation is yours.
What is the ground frequency at KPMD?
Ground control at Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport is 121.9. You need an explicit clearance from ground to cross any runway while taxiing, including one that is not in use.
What is the ATIS frequency at KPMD?
ATIS at Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport is 118.275. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KPMD?
App/Dep for Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport is 124.55, working as "Joshua". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KPMD
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.