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MON to PMR: distance & flight time
Mount Cook (Mount Cook Airport) → Palmerston North (Palmerston North Airport)
368 mi
593 km · 320 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
368 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- MON — Mount Cook Airport · Mount Cook, New Zealand
- PMR — Palmerston North Airport · Palmerston North, New Zealand
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MON
- GTN · Glentanner Airport10 mi away
- TWZ · Pukaki Airport32 mi away
- TIU · Timaru Airport66 mi away
- WKA · Wanaka Airport79 mi away
Near PMR
- OHA · RNZAF Base Ohakea14 mi away
- WAG · Wanganui Airport40 mi away
- MRO · Hood Airport45 mi away
- PPQ · Paraparaumu Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MON from PMR?
The flight distance from Mount Cook (MON) to Palmerston North (PMR) is 368 miles (593 km, 320 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MON to PMR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 MON to PMR?
Nonstop service on MON–PMR 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 1h 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MON to PMR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MON–PMR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MON to PMR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MON–PMR 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.