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FXE to PMD: distance & flight time
Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
2,318 mi
3,731 km · 2,015 nm
5h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,318 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 1m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- FXE — Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport · Fort Lauderdale, 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 FXE
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport9 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport29 mi away
- PPM · Pompano Beach Airpark5 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport13 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 FXE from PMD?
The flight distance from Fort Lauderdale (FXE) to Palmdale (PMD) is 2,318 miles (3,731 km, 2,015 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FXE to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 1m 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 FXE to PMD?
Nonstop service on FXE–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 5h 1m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Lauderdale and Palmdale?
Palmdale is 3 hours behind Fort Lauderdale.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FXE to PMD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FXE–PMD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FXE to PMD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FXE–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.