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YAM to PMD: distance & flight time
Sault Sainte Marie (Sault Ste Marie Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
1,925 mi
3,097 km · 1,672 nm
4h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,925 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 14m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YAM — Sault Ste Marie Airport · Sault Sainte Marie, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near YAM
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 YAM from PMD?
The flight distance from Sault Sainte Marie (YAM) to Palmdale (PMD) is 1,925 miles (3,097 km, 1,672 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAM to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 14m 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 YAM to PMD?
Nonstop service on YAM–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 4h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sault Sainte Marie and Palmdale?
Palmdale is 3 hours behind Sault Sainte Marie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAM to PMD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YAM–PMD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YAM to PMD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YAM–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.