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PMD to MHR: distance & flight time
Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport) → Sacramento (Sacramento Mather Airport)
324 mi
522 km · 282 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
324 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m 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
- MHR — Sacramento Mather Airport · Sacramento, 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 MHR
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield10 mi away
- SAC · Sacramento Executive Airport11 mi away
- SMF · Sacramento International Airport19 mi away
- SUU · Travis Air Force Base40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PMD from MHR?
The flight distance from Palmdale (PMD) to Sacramento (MHR) is 324 miles (522 km, 282 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PMD to MHR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 MHR?
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