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MER to PMD: distance & flight time
Merced (Castle Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
235 mi
379 km · 205 nm
1h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
235 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 5m 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
- MER — Castle Airport · Merced, 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 MER
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field7 mi away
- MOD · Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field27 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport30 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal 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 MER from PMD?
The flight distance from Merced (MER) to Palmdale (PMD) is 235 miles (379 km, 205 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MER to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 5m 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 MER to PMD?
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