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MOB to PAO: distance & flight time
Mobile (Mobile Regional Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
1,983 mi
3,191 km · 1,723 nm
4h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,983 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 21m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MOB — Mobile Regional Airport · Mobile, 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 MOB
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport44 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base45 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport53 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 MOB from PAO?
The flight distance from Mobile (MOB) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 1,983 miles (3,191 km, 1,723 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MOB to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 21m 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 Mobile and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 2 hours behind Mobile.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MOB to PAO?
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