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PMD to SMO: distance & flight time
Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
47 mi
76 km · 41 nm
35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
47 miles nonstop takes roughly 35m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, 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 SMO
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport6 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport9 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport14 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PMD from SMO?
The flight distance from Palmdale (PMD) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 47 miles (76 km, 41 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PMD to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 35m 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 SMO?
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