# Distance from Jeddah (JED) to Palmdale (PMD)

> 13,308 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,308 km / 8,269 mi / 7,186 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 339° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 24° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 04:39 in Jeddah, it's 18:39 in Palmdale)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,495 ft (PMD is higher than JED)

## Airports

### [King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jed-jeddah-king-abdulaziz-international-airport/1ef266df-7987-6e76-bc3c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OEJN
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 21.680000, 39.160000
- Elevation: 48 ft

### [Palmdale Usaf Plant 42 Airport (PMD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pmd-palmdale-palmdale-usaf-plant-42-airport/1ef266df-3300-62dc-a70e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Palmdale, United States
- ICAO: KPMD
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 34.630000, -118.080000
- Elevation: 2,543 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 04:39 in Jeddah, it's 18:39 in Palmdale.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jed-jeddah-king-abdulaziz-international-airport/1ef266df-7987-6e76-bc3c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Palmdale Usaf Plant 42 Airport (PMD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pmd-palmdale-palmdale-usaf-plant-42-airport/1ef266df-3300-62dc-a70e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)