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BFL to PSP: distance & flight time
Bakersfield (Meadows Field) → Palm Springs (Palm Springs International Airport)
182 mi
294 km · 159 nm
57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
182 miles nonstop takes roughly 57m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- BFL — Meadows Field · Bakersfield, United States
- PSP — Palm Springs International Airport · Palm Springs, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BFL
- MHV · Mojave Airport57 mi away
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport64 mi away
- WJF · General WM J Fox Airfield67 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport109 mi away
Near PSP
- UDD · Bermuda Dunes Airport14 mi away
- BNG · Banning Municipal Airport21 mi away
- TRM · Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport24 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFL from PSP?
The flight distance from Bakersfield (BFL) to Palm Springs (PSP) is 182 miles (294 km, 159 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFL to PSP?
A nonstop flight takes about 57m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFL to PSP?
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