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FNL to PMD: distance & flight time
Fort Collins (Northern Colorado Regional Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
820 mi
1,320 km · 713 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
820 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FNL — Northern Colorado Regional Airport · Fort Collins, 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 FNL
- DEN · Denver International Airport45 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport20 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport31 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport38 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 FNL from PMD?
The flight distance from Fort Collins (FNL) to Palmdale (PMD) is 820 miles (1,320 km, 713 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FNL to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 15m 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 FNL to PMD?
Nonstop service on FNL–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 2h 15m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Collins and Palmdale?
Palmdale is 1 hour behind Fort Collins.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FNL to PMD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FNL–PMD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FNL to PMD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FNL–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.