Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
PAO to DYS: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Abilene (Dyess Air Force Base)
1,305 mi
2,099 km · 1,134 nm
3h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
See live PAO→DYS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,305 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 18m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-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
- DYS — Dyess Air Force Base · Abilene, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 DYS
- ABI · Abilene Regional Airport10 mi away
- BKD · Stephens County Airport60 mi away
- SJT · San Angelo Regional Mathis Field83 mi away
- BBD · Curtis Field91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from DYS?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Abilene (DYS) is 1,305 miles (2,099 km, 1,134 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to DYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 18m 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 time difference between Palo Alto and Abilene?
Abilene is 2 hours ahead of Palo Alto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAO to DYS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PAO–DYS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.