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JIC to PAO: distance & flight time
Jinchuan (Jinchuan Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
6,472 mi
10,416 km · 5,624 nm
13h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,472 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 9m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- JIC — Jinchuan Airport · Jinchuan, China
- 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 JIC
- RHT · Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport64 mi away
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport92 mi away
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport140 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 JIC from PAO?
The flight distance from Jinchuan (JIC) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 6,472 miles (10,416 km, 5,624 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JIC to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 9m 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 cheapest way to fly from JIC to PAO?
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