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BZC to PAO: distance & flight time
Buzios (Umberto Modiano Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
6,656 mi
10,711 km · 5,784 nm
13h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,656 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 31m 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
- BZC — Umberto Modiano Airport · Buzios, Brazil
- 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 BZC
- CFB · Cabo Frio Airport13 mi away
- MEA · Macaé Airport32 mi away
- SDU · Santos Dumont Airport77 mi away
- GIG · Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport82 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 BZC from PAO?
The flight distance from Buzios (BZC) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 6,656 miles (10,711 km, 5,784 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BZC to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 31m 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 BZC to PAO?
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