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SPG to PBI: distance & flight time
St. Petersburg (Albert Whitted Airport) → West Palm Beach (Palm Beach International Airport)
173 mi
278 km · 150 nm
55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
173 miles nonstop takes roughly 55m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SPG — Albert Whitted Airport · St. Petersburg, United States
- PBI — Palm Beach International Airport · West Palm Beach, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SPG
- TPA · Tampa International Airport16 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport11 mi away
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport15 mi away
Near PBI
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport42 mi away
- LNA · Palm Beach County Park Airport6 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport21 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPG from PBI?
The flight distance from St. Petersburg (SPG) to West Palm Beach (PBI) is 173 miles (278 km, 150 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPG to PBI?
A nonstop flight takes about 55m 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 SPG to PBI?
Nonstop service on SPG–PBI 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 55m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPG to PBI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SPG–PBI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SPG to PBI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SPG–PBI 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.