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DDC to PAO: distance & flight time
Dodge City (Dodge City Regional Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
1,210 mi
1,947 km · 1,051 nm
3h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,210 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 6m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DDC — Dodge City Regional Airport · Dodge City, United States
- 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 DDC
- GCK · Garden City Regional Airport43 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport67 mi away
- GBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport72 mi away
- LBL · Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport74 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 DDC from PAO?
The flight distance from Dodge City (DDC) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 1,210 miles (1,947 km, 1,051 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DDC to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 6m 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 Dodge City and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 2 hours behind Dodge City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DDC to PAO?
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