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FOD to PAO: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
1,512 mi
2,433 km · 1,314 nm
3h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,512 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 26m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FOD — Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge, 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 FOD
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport60 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport66 mi away
- DSM · Des Moines International Airport75 mi away
- CCY · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport88 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 FOD from PAO?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 1,512 miles (2,433 km, 1,314 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 26m 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 Dodge and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 2 hours behind Fort Dodge.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FOD to PAO?
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