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MHR to PAO: distance & flight time
Sacramento (Sacramento Mather Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
88 mi
141 km · 76 nm
42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
88 miles nonstop takes roughly 42m 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
- MHR — Sacramento Mather Airport · 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 MHR
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield10 mi away
- SAC · Sacramento Executive Airport11 mi away
- SMF · Sacramento International Airport19 mi away
- SUU · Travis Air Force Base40 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 MHR from PAO?
The flight distance from Sacramento (MHR) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 88 miles (141 km, 76 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MHR to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 42m 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 MHR to PAO?
Nonstop service on MHR–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 42m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MHR to PAO?
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Why are some MHR to PAO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MHR–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.