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BAD to PAO: distance & flight time
Shreveport (Barksdale Air Force Base) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
1,640 mi
2,640 km · 1,425 nm
3h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,640 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 41m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BAD — Barksdale Air Force Base · Shreveport, United States
- 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 BAD
- DTN · Shreveport Downtown Airport5 mi away
- SHV · Shreveport Regional Airport10 mi away
- GGG · East Texas Regional Airport62 mi away
- TXK · Texarkana Regional Webb Field68 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 BAD from PAO?
The flight distance from Shreveport (BAD) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 1,640 miles (2,640 km, 1,425 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BAD to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 41m 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 Shreveport and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 2 hours behind Shreveport.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BAD to PAO?
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