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SQA to PMD: distance & flight time
Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
113 mi
182 km · 98 nm
46m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
113 miles nonstop takes roughly 46m 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
- SQA — Santa Ynez Airport · Santa Ynez, 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 SQA
- SBA · Santa Barbara Municipal Airport18 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport23 mi away
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base30 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field30 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 SQA from PMD?
The flight distance from Santa Ynez (SQA) to Palmdale (PMD) is 113 miles (182 km, 98 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQA to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 46m 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 SQA to PMD?
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