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BFE to PAO: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
5,581 mi
8,981 km · 4,849 nm
11h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,581 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 25m 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
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- 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 BFE
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport24 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport38 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport50 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 BFE from PAO?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 5,581 miles (8,981 km, 4,849 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 25m 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 Bielefeld and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 9 hours behind Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to PAO?
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