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CDT to PAO: distance & flight time
Castellón de la Plana (Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
5,942 mi
9,563 km · 5,163 nm
12h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,942 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 7m 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
- CDT — Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport · Castellón de la Plana, Spain
- 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 CDT
- VLC · Valencia Airport58 mi away
- TEV · Teruel Airport69 mi away
- REU · Reus Air Base86 mi away
- BCN · Barcelona International Airport129 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 CDT from PAO?
The flight distance from Castellón de la Plana (CDT) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 5,942 miles (9,563 km, 5,163 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDT to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 7m 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 CDT to PAO?
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