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YSU to PMD: distance & flight time
Summerside (Summerside Airport) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
2,902 mi
4,671 km · 2,522 nm
6h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,902 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 9m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YSU — Summerside Airport · Summerside, 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 YSU
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport36 mi away
- YQM · Greater Moncton International Airport46 mi away
- YCH · Miramichi Airport86 mi away
- YHZ · Halifax / Stanfield International Airport109 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 YSU from PMD?
The flight distance from Summerside (YSU) to Palmdale (PMD) is 2,902 miles (4,671 km, 2,522 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSU to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 9m 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 YSU to PMD?
Nonstop service on YSU–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 6h 9m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Summerside and Palmdale?
Palmdale is 4 hours behind Summerside.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YSU to PMD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YSU–PMD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YSU to PMD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YSU–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.