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PAO to GUU: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Grundarfjordur (Grundarfjörður Airport)
4,149 mi
6,677 km · 3,605 nm
8h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,149 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 36m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- GUU — Grundarfjörður Airport · Grundarfjordur, Iceland
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 GUU
- PFJ · Patreksfjörður Airport44 mi away
- BIU · Bildudalur Airport46 mi away
- RKV · Reykjavik Airport71 mi away
- KEF · Keflavik International Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from GUU?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Grundarfjordur (GUU) is 4,149 miles (6,677 km, 3,605 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to GUU?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 36m 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 GUU?
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