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YRM to PMD: distance & flight time
Rocky Mountain House (Rocky Mountain House Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
1,240 mi
1,995 km · 1,077 nm
3h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,240 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 10m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YRM — Rocky Mountain House Airport · Rocky Mountain House, 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 YRM
- YQF · Red Deer Regional Airport46 mi away
- YEG · Edmonton International Airport82 mi away
- YBA · Banff Airport89 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport98 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 YRM from PMD?
The flight distance from Rocky Mountain House (YRM) to Palmdale (PMD) is 1,240 miles (1,995 km, 1,077 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YRM to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 10m 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 YRM to PMD?
Nonstop service on YRM–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 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Rocky Mountain House and Palmdale?
Palmdale is 1 hour behind Rocky Mountain House.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YRM to PMD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YRM–PMD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YRM to PMD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YRM–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.