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LAX to PAO: distance & flight time
Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
320 mi
515 km · 278 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
320 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, 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 LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 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 LAX from PAO?
The flight distance from Los Angeles (LAX) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 320 miles (515 km, 278 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAX to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 LAX to PAO?
Nonstop service on LAX–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 19m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LAX to PAO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LAX–PAO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LAX to PAO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LAX–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.