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AHJ to PAO: distance & flight time
Ngawa (Hongyuan Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
6,817 mi
10,970 km · 5,923 nm
13h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,817 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 50m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- AHJ — Hongyuan Airport · Ngawa, China
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AHJ
- JZH · Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport80 mi away
Near PAO
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport18 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield5 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport8 mi away
- SJC · Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport12 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AHJ from PAO?
The flight distance from Ngawa (AHJ) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 6,817 miles (10,970 km, 5,923 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AHJ to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 50m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AHJ to PAO?
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