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CAT to PAO: distance & flight time
Cascais (Cascais Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
5,659 mi
9,107 km · 4,917 nm
11h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,659 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 34m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CAT — Cascais Airport · Cascais, Portugal
- 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 CAT
- LIS · Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)12 mi away
- AVR · Alverca Air Base21 mi away
- QLR · Monte Real Air Base80 mi away
- BYJ · Beja Airport / Airbase89 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 CAT from PAO?
The flight distance from Cascais (CAT) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 5,659 miles (9,107 km, 4,917 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAT to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 34m 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 Cascais and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 8 hours behind Cascais.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CAT to PAO?
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