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MAE to PAO: distance & flight time
Madera (Madera Municipal Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
115 mi
185 km · 100 nm
46m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
115 miles nonstop takes roughly 46m 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
- MAE — Madera Municipal Airport · Madera, 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 MAE
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport26 mi away
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field30 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport36 mi away
- MER · Castle Airport37 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 MAE from PAO?
The flight distance from Madera (MAE) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 115 miles (185 km, 100 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MAE to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 46m 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 MAE to PAO?
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