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BOR to PAO: distance & flight time
Belfort (Fontaine Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
5,773 mi
9,292 km · 5,017 nm
11h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,773 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 47m 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
- BOR — Fontaine Airport · Belfort, France
- 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 BOR
- BSL · EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport25 mi away
- CMR · Colmar-Houssen Airport35 mi away
- ZHI · Grenchen Airport38 mi away
- QNC · Neuchatel Airport49 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 BOR from PAO?
The flight distance from Belfort (BOR) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 5,773 miles (9,292 km, 5,017 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BOR to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 47m 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 Belfort and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 9 hours behind Belfort.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BOR to PAO?
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