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PAO to HVN: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → New Haven (Tweed New Haven Airport)
2,608 mi
4,197 km · 2,266 nm
5h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,608 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 35m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-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
- HVN — Tweed New Haven Airport · New Haven, 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 HVN
- BDR · Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport14 mi away
- OXC · Waterbury Oxford Airport20 mi away
- LGA · La Guardia Airport61 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from HVN?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to New Haven (HVN) is 2,608 miles (4,197 km, 2,266 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to HVN?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 35m 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 HVN?
Nonstop service on PAO–HVN 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 5h 35m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Palo Alto and New Haven?
New Haven is 3 hours ahead of Palo Alto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAO to HVN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PAO–HVN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PAO to HVN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PAO–HVN 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.