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EDW to PAO: distance & flight time
Edwards Afb (Edwards Air Force Base) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
295 mi
474 km · 256 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
295 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- EDW — Edwards Air Force Base · Edwards Afb, 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 EDW
- MHV · Mojave Airport19 mi away
- PMD · Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport22 mi away
- WJF · General WM J Fox Airfield22 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport73 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 EDW from PAO?
The flight distance from Edwards Afb (EDW) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 295 miles (474 km, 256 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EDW to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 EDW to PAO?
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