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BFM to PBI: distance & flight time
Mobile (Mobile Downtown Airport) → West Palm Beach (Palm Beach International Airport)
555 mi
893 km · 482 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
555 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFM — Mobile Downtown Airport · Mobile, United States
- PBI — Palm Beach International Airport · West Palm Beach, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BFM
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport33 mi away
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field48 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base53 mi away
Near PBI
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport42 mi away
- LNA · Palm Beach County Park Airport6 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport21 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFM from PBI?
The flight distance from Mobile (BFM) to West Palm Beach (PBI) is 555 miles (893 km, 482 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFM to PBI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 time difference between Mobile and West Palm Beach?
West Palm Beach is 1 hour ahead of Mobile.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFM to PBI?
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