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YKM to PSP: distance & flight time
Yakima (Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field) → Palm Springs (Palm Springs International Airport)
905 mi
1,457 km · 787 nm
2h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
905 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 26m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YKM — Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field · Yakima, United States
- PSP — Palm Springs International Airport · Palm Springs, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YKM
- EAT · Pangborn Memorial Airport60 mi away
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport103 mi away
- PSC · Tri Cities Airport71 mi away
- DLS · Columbia Gorge Regional the Dalles Municipal Airport72 mi away
Near PSP
- UDD · Bermuda Dunes Airport14 mi away
- BNG · Banning Municipal Airport21 mi away
- TRM · Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport24 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YKM from PSP?
The flight distance from Yakima (YKM) to Palm Springs (PSP) is 905 miles (1,457 km, 787 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKM to PSP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 26m 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 YKM to PSP?
Nonstop service on YKM–PSP 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 2h 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKM to PSP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YKM–PSP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YKM to PSP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YKM–PSP 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.