Palmdale Regional Airport

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airport public airport

Palmdale Regional Airport is a public airport in Palmdale, California, known for hosting NASA’s SOFIA airborne observatory and other aerospace-related operations.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	airport → public airport →
associatedWithProgram	NASA SOFIA →
country	United States →
distanceTo	approximately 60 miles north of downtown Los Angeles →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	2543 ft →
FAAcode	PMD →
hasAlternativeName	Palmdale Air Terminal → Palmdale Airport →
hasApproachLighting	instrument landing system (ILS) on primary runway →
hasBasedAircraft	SOFIA Boeing 747SP observatory aircraft →
hasCategory	Airports in Los Angeles County, California → NASA facilities in California → Transportation in Palmdale, California →
hasMilitaryAssociation	United States Air Force →
hasNearbyFacility	Air Force Plant 42 →
hasOperator	City of Palmdale →
hasOwner	City of Palmdale →
hasRunway	Runway 04/22 → Runway 07/25 →
hasTenant	Boeing → Lockheed Martin → NASA → Northrop Grumman →
hasType	joint-use civil-military airport →
hasUse	aerospace research and development → aircraft maintenance → aircraft modification →
IATAcode	PMD →
ICAOcode	KPMD →
locatedIn	Palmdale, California →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Los Angeles County, California →
locatedInRegion	Antelope Valley → Mojave Desert →
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
locatedNear	Edwards Air Force Base → Mojave Air and Space Port →
notableFor	hosting NASA SOFIA airborne observatory →
partOf	United States National Airspace System →
runwaySurface	asphalt →
servesCity	Palmdale, California →
sharesFacilitiesWith	United States Air Force Plant 42 →
usedFor	aerospace operations → air cargo operations → civil aviation → flight testing → general aviation →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Palmdale Regional Airport ("Palmdale Airport") → Palmdale Regional Airport ("Palmdale Air Terminal") →	hasAlternativeName
SOFIA airborne observatory operations →	basedAt
Los Angeles World Airports ("LA/Palmdale Regional Airport") →	formerOperates
Palmdale, California →	hasAirport
Rosamond, California →	nearestRegionalAirport