Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
PQM to GAI: distance & flight time
Palenque (Palenque International Airport) → Gaithersburg (Montgomery County Airpark)
1,741 mi
2,802 km · 1,513 nm
3h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading northeast
See live PQM→GAI fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,741 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 53m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- PQM — Palenque International Airport · Palenque, Mexico
- GAI — Montgomery County Airpark · Gaithersburg, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near PQM
Near GAI
Frequently asked questions
How far is PQM from GAI?
The flight distance from Palenque (PQM) to Gaithersburg (GAI) is 1,741 miles (2,802 km, 1,513 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PQM to GAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 53m 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 PQM to GAI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PQM–GAI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.