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LPC to PMD: distance & flight time
Lompoc (Lompoc Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
135 mi
218 km · 118 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
135 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- LPC — Lompoc Airport · Lompoc, 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 LPC
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base8 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field16 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport23 mi away
- SBA · Santa Barbara Municipal Airport39 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 LPC from PMD?
The flight distance from Lompoc (LPC) to Palmdale (PMD) is 135 miles (218 km, 118 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LPC to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 49m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LPC to PMD?
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