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LAS to PAO: distance & flight time
Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
397 mi
639 km · 345 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
397 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- LAS — McCarran International Airport · Las Vegas, 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 LAS
- HSH · Henderson Executive Airport7 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport9 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base13 mi away
- INS · Creech Air Force Base45 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 LAS from PAO?
The flight distance from Las Vegas (LAS) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 397 miles (639 km, 345 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAS to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 LAS to PAO?
Nonstop service on LAS–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 1h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LAS to PAO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LAS–PAO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LAS to PAO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LAS–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.