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MAE to PMD: distance & flight time
Madera (Madera Municipal Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
199 mi
320 km · 173 nm
59m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
199 miles nonstop takes roughly 59m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- MAE — Madera Municipal Airport · Madera, 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 MAE
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport26 mi away
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field30 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport36 mi away
- MER · Castle Airport37 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 MAE from PMD?
The flight distance from Madera (MAE) to Palmdale (PMD) is 199 miles (320 km, 173 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MAE to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 59m 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 MAE to PMD?
Nonstop service on MAE–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 59m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MAE to PMD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MAE–PMD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MAE to PMD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MAE–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.