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PMD to YBL: distance & flight time
Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport) → Campbell River (Campbell River Airport)
1,119 mi
1,801 km · 973 nm
2h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,119 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 54m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YBL — Campbell River Airport · Campbell River, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 YBL
- YQQ · Comox Airport24 mi away
- YPW · Powell River Airport35 mi away
- YGB · Texada Gillies Bay Airport38 mi away
- YAZ · Tofino / Long Beach Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PMD from YBL?
The flight distance from Palmdale (PMD) to Campbell River (YBL) is 1,119 miles (1,801 km, 973 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PMD to YBL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 54m 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 PMD to YBL?
Nonstop service on PMD–YBL 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 2h 54m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PMD to YBL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PMD–YBL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PMD to YBL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PMD–YBL 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.