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HKT to PAO: distance & flight time
Phuket (Phuket International Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
8,348 mi
13,434 km · 7,254 nm
16h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
-14h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,348 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 50m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HKT — Phuket International Airport · Phuket, Thailand
- 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 HKT
- KBV · Krabi Airport46 mi away
- URT · Surat Thani Airport90 mi away
- TST · Trang Airport98 mi away
- NST · Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport115 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 HKT from PAO?
The flight distance from Phuket (HKT) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 8,348 miles (13,434 km, 7,254 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HKT to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 50m 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 HKT to PAO?
Nonstop service on HKT–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 16h 50m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Phuket and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 14 hours behind Phuket.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HKT to PAO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HKT–PAO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HKT to PAO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HKT–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.