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MER to PSP: distance & flight time
Merced (Castle Airport) → Palm Springs (Palm Springs International Airport)
335 mi
539 km · 291 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
335 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m 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
- PSP — Palm Springs International Airport · Palm Springs, 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 PSP
- UDD · Bermuda Dunes Airport14 mi away
- BNG · Banning Municipal Airport21 mi away
- TRM · Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport24 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MER from PSP?
The flight distance from Merced (MER) to Palm Springs (PSP) is 335 miles (539 km, 291 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MER to PSP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 PSP?
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