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AMS to PAO: distance & flight time
Amsterdam (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
5,461 mi
8,789 km · 4,746 nm
11h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,461 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 11m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AMS — Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 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 AMS
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base18 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base25 mi away
- RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport28 mi away
- LEY · Lelystad Airport34 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 AMS from PAO?
The flight distance from Amsterdam (AMS) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 5,461 miles (8,789 km, 4,746 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AMS to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 11m 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 time difference between Amsterdam and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 9 hours behind Amsterdam.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AMS to PAO?
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