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BBC to PMD: distance & flight time
Bay City (Bay City Municipal Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
1,359 mi
2,187 km · 1,181 nm
3h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,359 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 25m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BBC — Bay City Municipal Airport · Bay City, United States
- PMD — Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport · Palmdale, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near BBC
- LJN · Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport26 mi away
- PSX · Palacios Municipal Airport29 mi away
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport77 mi away
- SGR · Sugar Land Regional Airport47 mi away
Near PMD
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport51 mi away
- WJF · General WM J Fox Airfield11 mi away
- EDW · Edwards Air Force Base22 mi away
- MHV · Mojave Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BBC from PMD?
The flight distance from Bay City (BBC) to Palmdale (PMD) is 1,359 miles (2,187 km, 1,181 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BBC to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 25m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BBC to PMD?
Nonstop service on BBC–PMD depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 3h 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BBC to PMD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BBC–PMD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BBC to PMD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BBC–PMD tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.