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BYS to PMD: distance & flight time
Fort Irwin (Bicycle Lake Army Air Field) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
94 mi
151 km · 82 nm
43m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
94 miles nonstop takes roughly 43m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- BYS — Bicycle Lake Army Air Field · Fort Irwin, 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 BYS
- DAG · Barstow Daggett Airport31 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport100 mi away
- VCV · Southern California Logistics Airport64 mi away
- IYK · Inyokern Airport72 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 BYS from PMD?
The flight distance from Fort Irwin (BYS) to Palmdale (PMD) is 94 miles (151 km, 82 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BYS to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 43m 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 BYS to PMD?
Nonstop service on BYS–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 43m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BYS to PMD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BYS–PMD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BYS to PMD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BYS–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.