LA/Palmdale Regional Airport – History at a Glance
1966	The Department of Airports (DoA) identified the area adjacent to U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale as the site for Los Angeles’ third commercial airport. The airport would ultimately be owned by the Department of Airports (Los Angeles World Airports) and operated under joint agreements with the City of Palmdale and the Air Force.
1970	Land acquisitions began with an initial 60-acre purchase in September with additional acquisitions being made until 1995.
1971	A modest, 9,000 square-foot passenger terminal with two aircraft gates was opened on June 29 and Golden West Airlines began morning and evening flights to Los Angeles International Airport. Hughes Air West would begin operations in September.
1977	Golden West Airlines began service in January and continued operations at Palmdale until January 1982.
1981	C & M Airlines, which would later become Mojave Airlines, initiated service in August and continued operations at Palmdale until July 1986.
1982	Rockwell International broke ground in March for a B1-B aircraft production facility on a 307-acre site located at the west end of the DoA property adjacent to Plant 42.
1984	Desert Sun Airlines began flights in May, ending service in early 1985.
1989	An agreement of cooperation was signed between the Air Force and the DoA for the commercial use of Plant 42.
1990	America West Airlines initiated service to Las Vegas and SkyWest began service to LAX. The America West service would stop in mid-1991, while the SkyWest service continued until 1994.
1993	Mesa Airlines (United Express) began operations at Palmdale in February, discontinuing service in the spring of 1998.
1999	The cities of Los Angeles and Palmdale reached a cooperation agreement to promote development of Palmdale Airport and established the Palmdale Regional Working Group.
2004	Scenic Airlines began daily non-stop service to North Las Vegas Airport on December 29, 2004, discontinuing flights on March 14, 2006.
2006	The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners renamed the airport LA/Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) in December to make it more marketable to business and leisure travelers as a destination in the greater Los Angeles area.
2007	LA/Palmdale Regional Airport reopened to commercial airline service on June 7, 2007, when United Express began daily service to San Francisco International Airport..