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GLD to PMD: distance & flight time
Goodland (Renner Field-Goodland Municipal Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
960 mi
1,545 km · 834 nm
2h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
960 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 33m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- GLD — Renner Field-Goodland Municipal Airport · Goodland, 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 GLD
- MCK · Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport82 mi away
- AKO · Colorado Plains Regional Airport98 mi away
- LAA · Lamar Municipal Airport105 mi away
- GCK · Garden City Regional Airport113 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 GLD from PMD?
The flight distance from Goodland (GLD) to Palmdale (PMD) is 960 miles (1,545 km, 834 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLD to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 33m 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 GLD to PMD?
Nonstop service on GLD–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 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Goodland and Palmdale?
Palmdale is 1 hour behind Goodland.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GLD to PMD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GLD–PMD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GLD to PMD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GLD–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.