Airports / Palmdale United States Air Force Plant 42 Airport
Palmdale United States Air Force Plant 42 Airport(KPMD)
Palmdale, United States
Last updated: Mar 23, 2026
Activity Summary
Airport Patterns
Emissions up 719% vs prior period — significantly busier than prior period
Charter/owner classification not available for this airport's flights
Spikes
Significant deviations from this airport's baseline in the selected period.
CO₂ Above Baseline
85t
Signals Detected
4
Highest Severity
High
Elevated activity May 9, 2025 – May 15, 2025 — 7 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 3
7 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 3 flights per week by 103%.
8.5t CO₂
Elevated activity Jul 30, 2025 – Aug 5, 2025 — 7 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 3
7 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 3 flights per week by 103%.
15.3t CO₂
Elevated activity Sep 23, 2025 – Sep 29, 2025 — 7 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 3
7 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 3 flights per week by 103%.
41.0t CO₂
Single high-emission departure N650VC → KPMD on Sep 25, 2025 — 19.8t CO₂, 54% of day's total
Aircraft N650VC departing to KPMD produced 19.8t CO₂, representing 54% of all airport emissions on Sep 25, 2025.
19.8t CO₂
Route Map
KPMD to KIAD · 2,250 miles
Total Flights
5
Avg CO₂/Flight
10.0t
Total Emissions
49.9t CO₂
KPMD to KVNY · 37 miles
Total Flights
33
Avg CO₂/Flight
1.0t
Total Emissions
32.2t CO₂
KPMD to KFTW · 1,196 miles
Total Flights
3
Avg CO₂/Flight
5.6t
Total Emissions
16.9t CO₂
KPMD to KMCO · 2,196 miles
Total Flights
1
Avg CO₂/Flight
16.2t
Total Emissions
16.2t CO₂
KPMD to KAUS · 1,227 miles
Total Flights
3
Avg CO₂/Flight
5.3t
Total Emissions
16.0t CO₂
KPMD to KTEB · 2,418 miles
Total Flights
1
Avg CO₂/Flight
12.9t
Total Emissions
12.9t CO₂
Recent Flights
10 total flights recordedShowing most recent flights — not filtered by viewing period