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YAG to PMD: distance & flight time
Fort Frances (Fort Frances Municipal Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
1,587 mi
2,555 km · 1,379 nm
3h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,587 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 35m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YAG — Fort Frances Municipal Airport · Fort Frances, Canada
- 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 YAG
- INL · Falls International Airport6 mi away
- BDE · Baudette International Airport54 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport83 mi away
- YHD · Dryden Regional Airport87 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 YAG from PMD?
The flight distance from Fort Frances (YAG) to Palmdale (PMD) is 1,587 miles (2,555 km, 1,379 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAG to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 35m 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 YAG to PMD?
Nonstop service on YAG–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 3h 35m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Frances and Palmdale?
Palmdale is 2 hours behind Fort Frances.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAG to PMD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YAG–PMD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YAG to PMD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YAG–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.