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PAO to DQA: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Daqing (Saertu Airport)
5,289 mi
8,511 km · 4,596 nm
10h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,289 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 50m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, United States
- DQA — Saertu Airport · Daqing, 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 DQA
- NDG · Qiqihar Sanjiazi Airport67 mi away
- HRB · Taiping Airport94 mi away
- DTU · Wudalianchi Dedu Airport126 mi away
- YSQ · Songyuan Chaganhu Airport128 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from DQA?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Daqing (DQA) is 5,289 miles (8,511 km, 4,596 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to DQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 50m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from PAO to DQA?
Nonstop service on PAO–DQA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 10h 50m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Palo Alto and Daqing?
Daqing is 15 hours ahead of Palo Alto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAO to DQA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PAO–DQA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PAO to DQA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PAO–DQA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.