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MCF to PAO: distance & flight time
Tampa (Mac Dill Air Force Base) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
2,378 mi
3,827 km · 2,066 nm
5h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,378 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 8m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MCF — Mac Dill Air Force Base · Tampa, 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 MCF
- TPA · Tampa International Airport9 mi away
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport11 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 MCF from PAO?
The flight distance from Tampa (MCF) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 2,378 miles (3,827 km, 2,066 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCF to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 8m 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 time difference between Tampa and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 3 hours behind Tampa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MCF to PAO?
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