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VBG to PMD: distance & flight time
Lompoc (Vandenberg Air Force Base) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
142 mi
229 km · 124 nm
50m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
142 miles nonstop takes roughly 50m 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
- VBG — Vandenberg Air Force Base · Lompoc, 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 VBG
- LPC · Lompoc Airport8 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field13 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport30 mi away
- SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport35 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 VBG from PMD?
The flight distance from Lompoc (VBG) to Palmdale (PMD) is 142 miles (229 km, 124 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VBG to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 50m 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 VBG to PMD?
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