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DRA to PAO: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
340 mi
548 km · 296 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
340 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, 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 DRA
- INS · Creech Air Force Base20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport62 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport55 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base62 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 DRA from PAO?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 340 miles (548 km, 296 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 DRA to PAO?
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