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NUQ to PSP: distance & flight time
Mountain View (Moffett Federal Airfield) → Palm Springs (Palm Springs International Airport)
398 mi
640 km · 346 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
398 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m 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
- NUQ — Moffett Federal Airfield · Mountain View, 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 NUQ
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 NUQ from PSP?
The flight distance from Mountain View (NUQ) to Palm Springs (PSP) is 398 miles (640 km, 346 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NUQ to PSP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 NUQ to PSP?
Nonstop service on NUQ–PSP 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 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NUQ to PSP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NUQ–PSP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some NUQ to PSP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain NUQ–PSP 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.