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PAO to BFU: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Bengbu (Bengbu Airport)
6,255 mi
10,066 km · 5,435 nm
12h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,255 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 44m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BFU — Bengbu Airport · Bengbu, China
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 BFU
- HFE · Hefei Luogang International Airport74 mi away
- XUZ · Xuzhou Guanyin Airport85 mi away
- FUG · Fuyang Xiguan Airport92 mi away
- NKG · Nanjing Lukou Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from BFU?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Bengbu (BFU) is 6,255 miles (10,066 km, 5,435 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to BFU?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 44m 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 BFU?
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