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MCC to PAO: distance & flight time
Sacramento (Mc Clellan Airfield) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
92 mi
148 km · 80 nm
43m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
92 miles nonstop takes roughly 43m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- MCC — Mc Clellan Airfield · Sacramento, 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 MCC
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport10 mi away
- SMF · Sacramento International Airport10 mi away
- SAC · Sacramento Executive Airport12 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport31 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 MCC from PAO?
The flight distance from Sacramento (MCC) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 92 miles (148 km, 80 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCC to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 43m 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 MCC to PAO?
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