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  AirNav: KPMD - Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42
In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42.
If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.
Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
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  ipedia.com: Palmdale, California Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Palmdale's Airport is also one of the largest in the world with multiple runways over 2 miles long.
The Palmdale Metropolitan Area is the largest in geographic area in the state of California consisting of northern Los Angeles County, northeastern tip of Ventura County, eastern Kern County, and northwestern San Bernardino County.
Palmdale has many suburbs of various sizes, the largest, Lancaster (118,718) directly to the north, out to Lake Los Angeles to the east.
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  Palmdale, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palmdale, the first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city (on August 24, 1962), is located in the northeast reaches of Los Angeles County, California, United States, separated from Los Angeles by the San Gabriel Mountain range.
Palmdale is one of the two principal cities of the Antelope Valley, and is the third largest populated city in the Mojave Desert, outstripped only by Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada.
The Palmdale School District is one of the largest elementary school districts in the nation consisting of 27 schools and over 23,000 students.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palmdale,_California   (3651 words)

  
 Palmdale Regional Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palmdale Regional Airport (IATA: PMD, ICAO: KPMD), also United States Air-Force Plant 42, is an airport in the city of Palmdale in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
This was due to two main reasons: perceptions by the traveling public that Palmdale was too far away to suit their desires, and the inability for Los Angeles city government leaders to obtain the political will from the voting public to develop the airport.
Expansion of Palmdale Regional is also welcomed by a good number of Antelope Valley residents, and is seen by some Valley residents as the long awaited foundation for stabilizng the local economy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palmdale_Regional_Airport   (588 words)

  
 Palmdale Regional Airport
Palmdale Regional Airport, United States Air-Force Plant 42, or PMD is an airport in the city of Palmdale in Los Angeles County.
This airport is one of the largest in the world in area covering over 10,000 acres.
Expansion of Palmdale Regional is also welcomed by most Antelope Valley residents, and is seen as the long awaited foundation for stabilizng the local economy.
pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/p/pa/palmdale_regional_airport.html   (482 words)

  
 Palmdale, California information - Search.com
Palmdale, the first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city (on August 24, 1962), is located in the northeast reaches of Los Angeles County, California, United States, separated from Los Angeles by the San Gabriel Mountain range.
Palmdale is one of the two principal cities of the Antelope Valley, and is the third largest populated city in the Mojave Desert, outstripped only by Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada.
The Palmdale School District is one of the largest elementary school districts in the nation consisting of 27 schools and over 23,000 students.
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 Airport Check-in: L.A. wants to restart suburban service, Chicago is rockin' - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The airport, which is now used by the Air Force, shut down its commercial service earlier this year when Scenic Airlines ended its flights to Las Vegas.
The airport hasn't set a limit on the number of coupons to be issued, and the campaign will run indefinitely, spokeswoman Pat Smith says.
The 5,000-foot runway, in the southeastern quadrant of the airport, is the shortest and is used for regional jets and other small planes.
www.usatoday.com /money/biztravel/2006-11-26-check-in-chicago_x.htm   (682 words)

  
 L.A. Daily News - Flight Centennial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Larry Chimbole, Palmdale's first mayor and an advocate of the development of the airport for more than 30 years, said he thought the SCAG passenger numbers were not too ambitious.
Advocates of the Palmdale airport are awaiting a $1.9 million master plan being prepared for the airport's development by a contractor for LAWA.
The market area from which the Palmdale airport could draw about 600,000 people, taking in Santa Clarita as well as the Antelope Valley is large enough to produce 1 million to 1.5 million airline passengers a year, the report added.
www.dailynews.com /Stories/0,1413,200~30376~1829976,00.html   (876 words)

  
 Santa Monica Mirror: Plans for Palmdale Airport Are Ready for Take-Off
Airport officials said the intention is to form a working group to map out a growth strategy for the airport, which Los Angeles runs with the U.S. Air Force, adjacent to a huge tract of city land purchased years ago for an international airport.
The agreement between Palmdale and Los Angeles is the first outcome of a study reported in August by the Daily News that concluded the Palmdale airport would be viable as a regional hub.
Palmdale officials said they were pleased both with the "cooperation agreement'' and with Los Angeles airport officials' pledge to lend marketing muscle to promote the airport, which currently doesn't even offer commuter service.
www.smmirror.com /Volume1/issue16/palmdale.html   (1290 words)

  
 Los Angeles, California article - Los Angeles, California Angeles (disambiguation) coastal Southern California United - ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
But, until the 1960s the region was something of a "cultural wasteland" compared to San Francisco and New York--if culture is defined as the "high arts" of ballet, opera, classical music and legitimate theater.
L.A. is also far behind many other cities in complying with a state law that requires conversion of 70 percent of traffic signal lights from incandescent light bulbs to light emitting diodes.
The primary regional public transportation agency is the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, commonly referred to as MTA or Metro.
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Los_Angeles,_California   (3285 words)

  
 The Signal - Senator Wants SCV Involved in Airport Expansion (print view)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
This is in response to the formation of a Coalition to Explore the Development of a New Regional Airport in Palmdale, which Runner, R-Lancaster, founded with state Sen. Richard Alarcon, D-San Fernando Valley, local San Fernando Valley leaders and Los Angeles World Airports, which owns the Palmdale airport.
Palmdale Regional is a 60-acre site originally built to handle space shuttles.
Los Angeles World Airports also owns 17,750 acres of land adjacent to the airport that is available for development.
www.the-signal.com /?module=displaystory&story_id=33667&format=print   (390 words)

  
 Los Angeles World Airports - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Los Angeles World Airports or L.A.W.A. is the airport oversight and operations department for Los Angeles, California.
According to the department's website (http://www.lawa.org/), LAWA is a branch of the City of Los Angeles and is governed by a seven-member airport commissioners board.
This board is appointed by the mayor of Los Angeles and approved by Los Angeles City Council.
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Palmdale is a quickly growing residential community at the northern edge of the Los Angeles metropolitan region.
Palmdale is also home to the famous Skunk Works of Lockheed Martin that has produced numerous technologically advanced aircraft, from the nation’s first jet to the F-117 Stealth fighter.
Palmdale covers a land area of 272 sq km (105 sq mi), with a mean elevation of 810 m (2,659 ft).
www.peterthottam.com /Pinion%20Hills%20Photos%20&%20Information.htm   (9632 words)

  
 Welcome to California Prime Land   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The potential of Palmdale Regional Airport to serve increasing regional passenger and cargo demand is being studied.
Also, underway is a Master Plan for Palmdale Airport, which will provide a guide for the development of the airport and define its role in the regional airport system over the next 25 years.
Palmdale Regional Airport is located in one of the fastest growing regions in California.
www.californiaprimeland.com /airport.html   (564 words)

  
 PRESS RELEASE LAWA Renames Ontario International Airport and Palmdale Regional Airport to LA/Ontario International ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
ONT is located in of the fastest-growing regions in the United States with an air service market comprised of 3.5 million travelers.
The airport is approximately 60 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles, off State Highway 14, which is commonly known as the Antelope Valley Freeway.
Los Angeles World Airports is a self-supporting department in the City of Los Angeles which owns and operates a system of four airports: LAX, LA/Ontario International (ONT), LA/Palmdale Regional (PMD), and Van Nuys (general aviation).
www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=191340   (634 words)

  
 Palmdale History
Some of the buildings were moved to the new Palmdale to serve as places of business by those settlers who chose to move closer to the railroad station.
With the development of the Palmdale Regional Airport, the possibility of a bullet train linking Palmdale to Los Angeles International Airport, and the relocation of Lockheed's secret research facilities to Palmdale, Palmdale's future in aerospace seems assured.
Palmdale has become a 'bedroom' community, with an increasing number of residents commuting to the Los Angeles area to work.
www.palmdalelibrary.org /history/part2.shtml   (1310 words)

  
 PRESS RELEASE Major Federal Air Service Grant Awarded for Palmdale Regional Airport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Palmdale was one of only two California cities to receive an award from the 2006 Small Community Air Service Development Grant awarded by the federal Transportation Agency, Chico being the other.
Palmdale received the entire $900,000 it had requested, along with a match of $3.7 million in local commitments from the regional partnership known as "Wheels Up Palmdale" that included Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich, the Antelope Valley Board of Trade, the Greater Antelope Valley Economic Alliance, and the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation.
In addition to the significant growth of the north Los Angeles County region in recent years, Palmdale and the Antelope Valley region are home to some of the largest Fortune 500 aerospace companies in the nation as well as Air Force Plant 42 and Edwards Air Force Base.
www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=153120&tsource=3   (965 words)

  
 Palmdale Regional Airport - California Pilots Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
According to the Los Angeles World Airports - a municipal agency that runs LAX as well as smaller airports in Palmdale, Ontario and Van Nuys - the grant application from the Palmdale coalition outlined promises of community support as well as detailed plans for the future.
"Palmdale Airport is located in the heart of one of the fastest growing areas of the country," Antonovich said in the motion.
Palmdale Regional had ceased to provide "meaningful marketing support" and "discontinued availability of fueling services" at the Palmdale terminal, according to Scenic.
www.calpilots.org /html/article.php?sid=1257   (650 words)

  
 Antelope Valley Press,
While we wait for airline passenger counts to again set new records, it's obvious that Palmdale airport is in line to absorb a significant part of Southland air travel growth, which is expected to double by 2025.
Hahn wrote, "It is time to intensify planning to develop Palmdale Regional Airport as an important element in our regional approach." The L.A. mayor requested that the commission specifically market Palmdale to airlines, travelers and shippers.
Palmdale is one of the few airports facing little opposition.
www.avprimeland.com /avpress.html   (500 words)

  
 Palmdale, Lancaster and Rosamond California real estate listings, home buying, selling and relocation information - ...
The major airports closest to Palmdale are Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) that is roughly 46 miles from Palmdale and San Bernardino International Airport that is close to 64 miles away.
The 2002 estimation of population for Palmdale was roughly 125,000 (2000 Census).
Palmdale was once called Palmenthal and is also referred to as "The Aerospace Capital of the World".
www.antelopevalleytopagent.com /l_welcome-palmdale-lancaster-rosamond-california-real-estate.asp   (1606 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Palmdale,
Palmdale Airport primes for 21st century takeoff; increasing congestion gives outlying field long-term lure.
Palmdale Regional Airport Reopens for Scheduled Commercial Air Service; Scenic Airlines Offers Daily Nonstop Service to Las Vegas.
Palmdale Regional Airport to Reopen for Scheduled Airline Service Dec. 29.
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 U-R-THERE-Limousine Service of Los Angeles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
PALMDALE REGIONAL AIRPORT (PMD) is located in the Antelope Valley, in the northeast portion of the city of Palmdale on a 70-acre site on United States Air Force Plant 42.
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) owns approximately 17,750 acres of land adjacent to Plant 42, most of which is available for development.
The airport is approximately 35 air miles north of the Los Angeles Civic Center.
www.u-r-there-limousine.com /Palmdale.html   (91 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Today In the Sky: Archives
For example, Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, N.Y., is being groomed as a fourth airport for metro New York, while Chicago has been investing in upgrading the Gary airport in neighboring Indiana.
As for Palmdale, it's land area is five times as big as LAX and was bought with the idea of eventually building a new L.A. international airport there –- much like Denver, Kansas City and Dallas did.
Palmdale -– along with L.A./Ontario International -– are the regions' only two airports that still can host significant growth.
blogs.usatoday.com /sky/2007/03/palmdale.html   (600 words)

  
 Is airport 'branding' helpful or deceptive? - SmarterTravel.com
The airport operates a shuttle bus to the Sullivan Square station on the Boston subway.
Ontario is 35 miles from downtown Los Angeles, and Palmdale is 60 miles; transportation to central Los Angeles is poor from Ontario and virtually nil from Palmdale.
Ontario serves its own regional market in the populous "Inland Empire," and Palmdale serves the Antelope Valley, but you wouldn't want to book yourself into either airport unless you were heading to/from those outlying areas, not downtown Los Angeles.
www.smartertravel.com /travel-advice/is-airport-branding-helpful-or-deceptive.html?id=2304472&source=rss_advice   (677 words)

  
 More Palmdale Airport Info...
Mon., February 2 PMD Airport : Home Palmdale Regional Airport Airport History: Under a Joint-Use Agreement with the U.S. Air Force, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) currently operates a passenger terminal on Air Force (AF) Plant 42 as Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD).
Airport Role: As the population in the area grows, and capacity at existing airports in the L.A. Basin becomes restricted, it is hoped that PMD can grow to serve the local market demand and some of the regional demand for both passenger and cargo air service.
Airport Master Plan: LAWA recently began the development of a new master plan for PMD which is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2004.
www.mypalmdale.com /html/main/announce_display/newsID/5064/index.html   (465 words)

  
 Palmdale
Palmdale is about 50 miles from Burbank Airport and 66 miles from LAX, a distance that some carriers consider too short to justify new routes.
The airport agency is drafting a master plan for Palmdale Airport that will look at how an expansion would affect the desert environment, research its effects on freeway traffic and air pollution and analyze the demand for passenger and cargo service.
Regional officials suggest improved rail service and a dedicated beltway from Los Angeles to Palmdale, similar to a highway complex that links Dulles International Airport with Washington, D.C. Both of these ventures would be likely to cost millions and are not currently included in transportation planning for the area.
www.eltoroairport.org /issues/palmdale.htm   (3183 words)

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