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BBC to PAO: distance & flight time
Bay City (Bay City Municipal Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
1,620 mi
2,607 km · 1,408 nm
3h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,620 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 39m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BBC — Bay City Municipal Airport · Bay City, 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 BBC
- LJN · Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport26 mi away
- PSX · Palacios Municipal Airport29 mi away
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport77 mi away
- SGR · Sugar Land Regional Airport47 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 BBC from PAO?
The flight distance from Bay City (BBC) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 1,620 miles (2,607 km, 1,408 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BBC to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 39m 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 BBC to PAO?
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