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SBA to PMD: distance & flight time
Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
101 mi
162 km · 88 nm
44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
101 miles nonstop takes roughly 44m 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
- SBA — Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · Santa Barbara, 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 SBA
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport18 mi away
- OXR · Oxnard Airport39 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport39 mi away
- NTD · Point Mugu Naval Air Station (Naval Base Ventura Co)46 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 SBA from PMD?
The flight distance from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Palmdale (PMD) is 101 miles (162 km, 88 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBA to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 44m 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 SBA to PMD?
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