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RAL to PSP: distance & flight time
Riverside (Riverside Municipal Airport) → Palm Springs (Palm Springs International Airport)
54 mi
88 km · 47 nm
37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
54 miles nonstop takes roughly 37m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- RAL — Riverside Municipal Airport · Riverside, United States
- PSP — Palm Springs International Airport · Palm Springs, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RAL
- ONT · Ontario International Airport11 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport11 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport12 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport55 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAL from PSP?
The flight distance from Riverside (RAL) to Palm Springs (PSP) is 54 miles (88 km, 47 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAL to PSP?
A nonstop flight takes about 37m 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 RAL to PSP?
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