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OTP to PAO: distance & flight time
Bucharest (Henri Coandă International Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
6,431 mi
10,350 km · 5,589 nm
13h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
-10h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,431 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 5m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OTP — Henri Coandă International Airport · Bucharest, Romania
- 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 OTP
- BBU · Băneasa International Airport5 mi away
- GOZ · Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport100 mi away
- CRA · Craiova Airport110 mi away
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport119 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 OTP from PAO?
The flight distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 6,431 miles (10,350 km, 5,589 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OTP to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 5m 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 Bucharest and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 10 hours behind Bucharest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OTP to PAO?
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