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PIH to PMD: distance & flight time
Pocatello (Pocatello Regional Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
644 mi
1,036 km · 559 nm
1h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
644 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 52m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PIH — Pocatello Regional Airport · Pocatello, 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 PIH
- IDA · Idaho Falls Regional Airport49 mi away
- BYI · Burley Municipal Airport65 mi away
- LGU · Logan-Cache Airport86 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport95 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 PIH from PMD?
The flight distance from Pocatello (PIH) to Palmdale (PMD) is 644 miles (1,036 km, 559 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PIH to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 52m 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 PIH to PMD?
Nonstop service on PIH–PMD 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 52m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Pocatello and Palmdale?
Palmdale is 1 hour behind Pocatello.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PIH to PMD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PIH–PMD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PIH to PMD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PIH–PMD 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.