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CXH to PAO: distance & flight time
Vancouver (Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
819 mi
1,318 km · 712 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
819 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- CXH — Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome · Vancouver, Canada
- 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 CXH
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport8 mi away
- YDT · Boundary Bay Airport16 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport25 mi away
- YSE · Squamish Airport34 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 CXH from PAO?
The flight distance from Vancouver (CXH) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 819 miles (1,318 km, 712 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CXH to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 15m 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 CXH to PAO?
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