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OAK to PMD: distance & flight time
Oakland (Metropolitan Oakland International Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
314 mi
506 km · 273 nm
1h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
314 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 18m 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
- OAK — Metropolitan Oakland International Airport · Oakland, 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 OAK
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport11 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport7 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station7 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport15 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 OAK from PMD?
The flight distance from Oakland (OAK) to Palmdale (PMD) is 314 miles (506 km, 273 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OAK to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 18m 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 OAK to PMD?
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