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PAO to ALE: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Alpine (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport)
1,162 mi
1,869 km · 1,009 nm
3h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,162 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h gate to gate, flying east. 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
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, United States
- ALE — Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport · Alpine, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ALE
- MRF · Marfa Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport59 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport70 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from ALE?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Alpine (ALE) is 1,162 miles (1,869 km, 1,009 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to ALE?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 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 PAO to ALE?
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