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PSP to SAC: distance & flight time
Palm Springs (Palm Springs International Airport) → Sacramento (Sacramento Executive Airport)
426 mi
686 km · 371 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
426 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m 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
- PSP — Palm Springs International Airport · Palm Springs, United States
- SAC — Sacramento Executive 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 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 SAC
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport11 mi away
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield12 mi away
- SMF · Sacramento International Airport14 mi away
- SUU · Travis Air Force Base29 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PSP from SAC?
The flight distance from Palm Springs (PSP) to Sacramento (SAC) is 426 miles (686 km, 371 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PSP to SAC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 SAC?
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