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ELP to PAO: distance & flight time
El Paso (El Paso International Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
975 mi
1,568 km · 847 nm
2h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
975 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 35m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ELP — El Paso International Airport · El Paso, 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 ELP
- BIF · Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss)3 mi away
- CJS · Abraham González International Airport12 mi away
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field37 mi away
- LRU · Las Cruces International Airport46 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 ELP from PAO?
The flight distance from El Paso (ELP) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 975 miles (1,568 km, 847 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELP to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 35m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from ELP to PAO?
Nonstop service on ELP–PAO depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 35m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between El Paso and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 1 hour behind El Paso.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ELP to PAO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ELP–PAO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ELP to PAO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ELP–PAO tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.