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BIL to PAO: distance & flight time
Billings (Billings Logan International Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
905 mi
1,457 km · 787 nm
2h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
905 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 26m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BIL — Billings Logan International Airport · Billings, 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 BIL
- COD · Yellowstone Regional Airport92 mi away
- LVM · Mission Field92 mi away
- LWT · Lewistown Municipal Airport96 mi away
- SHR · Sheridan County Airport105 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 BIL from PAO?
The flight distance from Billings (BIL) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 905 miles (1,457 km, 787 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIL to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 26m 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 Billings and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 1 hour behind Billings.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BIL to PAO?
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