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PALMDALE REGIONAL AIRPORT REOPENS DECEMBER 29 FOR SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE: SCENIC AIRLINES TO OFFER DAILY NONSTOP SERVICE CONNECTING ANTELOPE VALLEY WITH LAS VEGAS
| WHAT: | Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) will reopen for scheduled commercial air service on Dec. 29 when Scenic Airlines inaugurates nonstop service between PMD and North Las Vegas Airport. Pre-inaugural activities include a community open house and news conference, followed by Scenic's first departing flight at 11:10 a.m. This will be the first time since 1998 that PMD will offer scheduled air service. Since that time, it has served as a commercial airport for occasional charter operations. PMD is located in the Antelope Valley, in the northeast portion of the city of Palmdale, on a 60-acre site on United States Air Force Plant 42. The airport features a modern 9,000 square-foot terminal capable of handling up to 300,000 passengers annually. Approximately 300 free parking spaces are located directly outside the PMD terminal. PMD is one of four airports owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), a City of Los Angeles department. The other three are Los Angeles International, Ontario International and Van Nuys. |
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| WHO: | Michael D. Antonovich, supervisor, Fifth District, Los Angeles County Jim Ledford, mayor, City of Palmdale Cheryl K. Peterson, president, Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners Michael DiGirolamo, Deputy Executive Director, LAWA Scenic Airlines officials Antelope Valley Aviation and Aerospace Commission members United States Air Force Plant 42 officials Surprise guests |
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| WHEN: | 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 29, 2004 |
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| WHERE: | Palmdale Terminal 41000 North 20th Street, East Palmdale, CA 93550 |
