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CTY to PMD: distance & flight time
Cross City (Cross City Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
2,065 mi
3,323 km · 1,794 nm
4h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,065 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 31m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CTY — Cross City Airport · Cross 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 CTY
- LCQ · Lake City Gateway Airport49 mi away
- GNV · Gainesville Regional Airport50 mi away
- OCF · Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field62 mi away
- TPA · Tampa International Airport120 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 CTY from PMD?
The flight distance from Cross City (CTY) to Palmdale (PMD) is 2,065 miles (3,323 km, 1,794 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CTY to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 31m 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 CTY to PMD?
Nonstop service on CTY–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 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cross City and Palmdale?
Palmdale is 3 hours behind Cross City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CTY to PMD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CTY–PMD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CTY to PMD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CTY–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.