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CTS to PAO: distance & flight time
Sapporo (New Chitose Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
4,802 mi
7,728 km · 4,173 nm
9h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,802 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 53m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CTS — New Chitose Airport · Sapporo, Japan
- 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 CTS
- OKD · Okadama Airport28 mi away
- AKJ · Asahikawa Airport73 mi away
- OBO · Tokachi-Obihiro Airport77 mi away
- HKD · Hakodate 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 CTS from PAO?
The flight distance from Sapporo (CTS) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 4,802 miles (7,728 km, 4,173 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CTS to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 53m 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 Sapporo and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 16 hours behind Sapporo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CTS to PAO?
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