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SAF to PMD: distance & flight time
Santa Fe (Santa Fe Municipal Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
681 mi
1,096 km · 592 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
681 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 57m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SAF — Santa Fe Municipal Airport · Santa Fe, 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 SAF
- LAM · Los Alamos Airport21 mi away
- ABQ · Albuquerque International Sunport49 mi away
- LVS · Las Vegas Municipal Airport53 mi away
- TSM · Taos Regional Airport63 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 SAF from PMD?
The flight distance from Santa Fe (SAF) to Palmdale (PMD) is 681 miles (1,096 km, 592 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAF to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 57m 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 SAF to PMD?
Nonstop service on SAF–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 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Fe and Palmdale?
Palmdale is 1 hour behind Santa Fe.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SAF to PMD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SAF–PMD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SAF to PMD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SAF–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.