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PAO to PMD: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
298 mi
480 km · 259 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
298 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m 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
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, 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 PAO
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport18 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield5 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport8 mi away
- SJC · Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport12 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 PAO from PMD?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Palmdale (PMD) is 298 miles (480 km, 259 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m 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 PAO to PMD?
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