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FNL to PAO: distance & flight time
Fort Collins (Northern Colorado Regional Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
940 mi
1,513 km · 817 nm
2h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
940 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 31m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- FNL — Northern Colorado Regional Airport · Fort Collins, 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 FNL
- DEN · Denver International Airport45 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport20 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport31 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport38 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 FNL from PAO?
The flight distance from Fort Collins (FNL) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 940 miles (1,513 km, 817 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FNL to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 Fort Collins and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 1 hour behind Fort Collins.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FNL to PAO?
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