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BTL to PMD: distance & flight time
Battle Creek (W K Kellogg Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
1,841 mi
2,963 km · 1,600 nm
4h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,841 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 5m 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
- BTL — W K Kellogg Airport · Battle Creek, 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.
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Near BTL
- AZO · Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport16 mi away
- JXN · Jackson County Reynolds Field41 mi away
- GRR · Gerald R. Ford International Airport42 mi away
- LAN · Capital City 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 BTL from PMD?
The flight distance from Battle Creek (BTL) to Palmdale (PMD) is 1,841 miles (2,963 km, 1,600 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BTL to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 5m 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 BTL to PMD?
Nonstop service on BTL–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 4h 5m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BTL to PMD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BTL–PMD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BTL to PMD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BTL–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.