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DTW to PAO: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
2,064 mi
3,322 km · 1,794 nm
4h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,064 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 31m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, 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 DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 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 DTW from PAO?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 2,064 miles (3,322 km, 1,794 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 31m 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 Detroit and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 3 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to PAO?
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