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GRM to PMD: distance & flight time
Grand Marais (Grand Marais Cook County Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
1,690 mi
2,720 km · 1,469 nm
3h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,690 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 47m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GRM — Grand Marais Cook County Airport · Grand Marais, 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 GRM
- YQT · Thunder Bay Airport61 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport67 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport87 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport100 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 GRM from PMD?
The flight distance from Grand Marais (GRM) to Palmdale (PMD) is 1,690 miles (2,720 km, 1,469 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRM to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 47m 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 GRM to PMD?
Nonstop service on GRM–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 3h 47m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Grand Marais and Palmdale?
Palmdale is 2 hours behind Grand Marais.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GRM to PMD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GRM–PMD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GRM to PMD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GRM–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.