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PAO to DLS: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → The Dalles (Columbia Gorge Regional the Dalles Municipal Airport)
566 mi
910 km · 492 nm
1h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
566 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 42m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- DLS — Columbia Gorge Regional the Dalles Municipal Airport · The Dalles, 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 DLS
- TTD · Portland Troutdale Airport60 mi away
- PDX · Portland International Airport69 mi away
- YKM · Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field72 mi away
- HIO · Portland Hillsboro Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from DLS?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to The Dalles (DLS) is 566 miles (910 km, 492 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to DLS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 42m 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 DLS?
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