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PMD to BFL: distance & flight time
Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport) → Bakersfield (Meadows Field)
78 mi
126 km · 68 nm
40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
78 miles nonstop takes roughly 40m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- PMD — Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport · Palmdale, United States
- BFL — Meadows Field · Bakersfield, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BFL
- MHV · Mojave Airport57 mi away
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport64 mi away
- WJF · General WM J Fox Airfield67 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PMD from BFL?
The flight distance from Palmdale (PMD) to Bakersfield (BFL) is 78 miles (126 km, 68 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PMD to BFL?
A nonstop flight takes about 40m 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 PMD to BFL?
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