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FEL to PAO: distance & flight time
Fuerstenfeldbruck (Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
5,861 mi
9,433 km · 5,093 nm
11h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,861 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 58m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FEL — Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base · Fuerstenfeldbruck, Germany
- 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 FEL
- OBF · Oberpfaffenhofen Airport9 mi away
- AGB · Augsburg Airport22 mi away
- MUC · Munich Airport26 mi away
- IGS · Ingolstadt Manching Airport37 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 FEL from PAO?
The flight distance from Fuerstenfeldbruck (FEL) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 5,861 miles (9,433 km, 5,093 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FEL to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 58m 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 Fuerstenfeldbruck and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 9 hours behind Fuerstenfeldbruck.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FEL to PAO?
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