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MHR to PMD: distance & flight time
Sacramento (Sacramento Mather Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
324 mi
522 km · 282 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
324 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m 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
- MHR — Sacramento Mather Airport · Sacramento, 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 MHR
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield10 mi away
- SAC · Sacramento Executive Airport11 mi away
- SMF · Sacramento International Airport19 mi away
- SUU · Travis Air Force Base40 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 MHR from PMD?
The flight distance from Sacramento (MHR) to Palmdale (PMD) is 324 miles (522 km, 282 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MHR to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 MHR to PMD?
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