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PSP to CLD: distance & flight time
Palm Springs (Palm Springs International Airport) → Carlsbad (Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport)
66 mi
106 km · 57 nm
38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
66 miles nonstop takes roughly 38m 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
- PSP — Palm Springs International Airport · Palm Springs, United States
- CLD — Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport · Carlsbad, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PSP
- UDD · Bermuda Dunes Airport14 mi away
- BNG · Banning Municipal Airport21 mi away
- TRM · Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport24 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport40 mi away
Near CLD
- SAN · San Diego International Airport28 mi away
- OCN · Oceanside Municipal Airport7 mi away
- NKX · Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field20 mi away
- SEE · Gillespie Field27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PSP from CLD?
The flight distance from Palm Springs (PSP) to Carlsbad (CLD) is 66 miles (106 km, 57 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PSP to CLD?
A nonstop flight takes about 38m 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 PSP to CLD?
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