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BFI to PAO: distance & flight time
Seattle (Boeing Field King County International Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
696 mi
1,120 km · 605 nm
1h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
696 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 59m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- BFI — Boeing Field King County International Airport · Seattle, 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 BFI
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport6 mi away
- RNT · Renton Municipal Airport5 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport22 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport22 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 BFI from PAO?
The flight distance from Seattle (BFI) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 696 miles (1,120 km, 605 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFI to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 59m 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 BFI to PAO?
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