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SAD to PMD: distance & flight time
Safford (Safford Regional Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
501 mi
806 km · 435 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
501 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SAD — Safford Regional Airport · Safford, United States
- PMD — Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport · Palmdale, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SAD
- DMA · Davis Monthan Air Force Base87 mi away
- TUS · Tucson International Airport92 mi away
- DUG · Bisbee Douglas International Airport96 mi away
- FHU · Sierra Vista Municipal Libby Army Air Field97 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAD from PMD?
The flight distance from Safford (SAD) to Palmdale (PMD) is 501 miles (806 km, 435 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAD to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 SAD to PMD?
Nonstop service on SAD–PMD 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 1h 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SAD to PMD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SAD–PMD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SAD to PMD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SAD–PMD 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.