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Departures (19)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
QTR44B KLAX OTHH Enroute 1157
CFG2081 KLAX EDDF Enroute 0839
WAT2476 KLAX KATL Enroute 0623
DAL224 KLAX EKCH Enroute 0707
ASA1147 KLAX KSEA Enroute 1730
PAL113 KLAX RPLL Enroute 1736
UAL1409 KLAX KLAS Enroute 1535
AAL2453 KLAX KBOS Enroute 1040
AAL134 KLAX EGLL Enroute 2223
AAL283 KLAX PHNL Enroute 1421
SKW5667 KLAX KPHX Enroute 1600
SWA1411 KLAX KPHX Enroute 1600
AAL2293 KLAX KPHX Enroute 1600
BAW24 KLAX KPHX Enroute 1600
DAL2653 KLAX KLAS Enroute 1600
DAL2350 KLAX KLAS Enroute 1850
SWA2326 KLAX KSFO Enroute 1600
SWA3414 KLAX KPHX Enroute 1600
WUP1254 KLAX KPHX Enroute 1600

Arrivals (9)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
SSV041 OEJN KLAX Enroute 1927
GTI8151 PGUA KLAX Enroute 1519
SJX2 RCTP KLAX Enroute 1631
PAL112 RPLL KLAX Enroute 1454
DAL69 MMMX KLAX Enroute 2116
UAE215 OMDB KLAX Departing
AAL1 KJFK KLAX Enroute 1921
UAL2179 KSFO KLAX Enroute 1600
JBU187 KSFO KLAX Enroute 1600

Los Angeles (SoCal) 28

Departures (2)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
SWA290 KSAN KCOS Enroute 1522
DAL1574 KSAN KSFO Enroute 1119

San Diego (SoCal) 2

Arrivals (1)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
PTI737 EKYT KVNY Enroute 0452

Burbank (SoCal) 1

Departures (2)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
BAW274 KLAS EGLL Enroute 1138
BAW2276 KLAS EGKK Enroute 1600

Arrivals (3)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
UAL1409 KLAX KLAS Enroute 1535
DAL2653 KLAX KLAS Enroute 1600
DAL2350 KLAX KLAS Enroute 1850

Las Vegas 5

Arrivals (1)

Callsign Dep Arr Status ETA
N505CF MMSF KNID Enroute 0429

Edwards 1
  • Flights To/From ZLA: 37
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  • Controller Schedule

    September 18th, 2025

    Los Angeles Tower
    Carter James

    Session with NS

    0900 - 1030 PDT / 1600 - 1730 Zulu

    Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport

    Palmdale, CA

    Obstacle Departure Procedure:

    • Rwys 4, 7, turn left.
    • Rwys 22, 25, turn right.

    Eastbound V12, J6 climb on course. All others climb on R-298 to FISCH Int. (northwestbound climb in holding pattern SE, left turns, 298 degrees inbound. Depart at 8100), continue climb direct PMD VORTAC to depart at or above published MCA.

    With 9,000 employees, Plant 42 has 3.2 million square feet of industrial space and has a replacement value of $1.1 billion. Some of the plant's work involves production of spare parts for military aircraft, with other projects including maintenance and modification of aircraft such as the B-2 bomber and F-117 stealth fighter, and production of the Global Hawk and other unmanned craft.

    Air Force Plant 42 is operated by Lockheed, Rockwell International, Northrop, and Nero. It has over 6,600 acres (the government owns 85%) and includes approximately 4.2 million square feet of floor space (the government owns 45%). The site includes multiple high bay buildings and airfield access with flyaway capability. The facility also has one of the heaviest load-bearing runways in the world.

    The plant has supported facilities for the production, engineering, final assembly and flight testing of high performance aircraft. During the 1980s it was used by Lockheed to produce the U-B/TR-1 and support the SR-71. Northrop produced the F-5E, and Rockwell supported the B-1B. Northrop Grumman's B-2 final assembly and modification facility is at Palmdale. The Department of Defense, in February 1995, announced its plan for providing depot support for the B-2. The plan includes a mix of commercial and government sources for providing various functions and/or maintaining various components. For example, the engines are to be maintained by the Air Force, software support is to be provided by commercial sources, and airframe maintenance is to be provided by Northrop Grumman.

    Rockwell's assembly facility is where all the individual parts, pieces and systems of the Space Shuttle came together and were assembled and tested. Upon completion, the spacecraft was turned over to NASA for transport overland from Palmdale to Edwards Air Force Base, California. NASA's Dryden Flight Research Facility at Edwards Air Force Base is the site of the mate-demate facility for mating or demating the spacecraft and the shuttle carrier aircraft.

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration had been paying the Air Force for use of Plant 42 facilities for the shuttle work. NASA decided in February 2002 to shift space shuttle overhaul and modification work from Palmdale to Florida.

    Identifier: KPMD
    TRACON: PMD
    Airspace: Class D
    Airport Diagram: KPMD
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