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PAO to DTA: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Delta (Delta Municipal Airport)
536 mi
863 km · 466 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
536 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-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
- DTA — Delta Municipal Airport · Delta, 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 DTA
- PVU · Provo Municipal Airport71 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field95 mi away
- SLC · Salt Lake City International Airport101 mi away
- BCE · Bryce Canyon Airport117 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from DTA?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Delta (DTA) is 536 miles (863 km, 466 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to DTA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 38m 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 DTA?
Nonstop service on PAO–DTA 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 1h 38m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Palo Alto and Delta?
Delta is 1 hour ahead of Palo Alto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAO to DTA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PAO–DTA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PAO to DTA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PAO–DTA 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.