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BYS to PAO: distance & flight time
Fort Irwin (Bicycle Lake Army Air Field) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
340 mi
548 km · 296 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
340 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m 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
- BYS — Bicycle Lake Army Air Field · Fort Irwin, 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 BYS
- DAG · Barstow Daggett Airport31 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport100 mi away
- VCV · Southern California Logistics Airport64 mi away
- IYK · Inyokern Airport72 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 BYS from PAO?
The flight distance from Fort Irwin (BYS) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 340 miles (548 km, 296 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BYS to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BYS to PAO?
Nonstop service on BYS–PAO depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 22m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BYS to PAO?
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Why are some BYS to PAO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BYS–PAO tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.