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PAO to IXW: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Jamshedpur (Sonari Airport)
7,884 mi
12,689 km · 6,851 nm
15h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,884 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 56m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12.5-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
- IXW — Sonari Airport · Jamshedpur, India
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 IXW
- IXR · Birsa Munda Airport64 mi away
- DBD · Dhanbad Airport72 mi away
- RDP · Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport88 mi away
- RRK · Rourkela Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from IXW?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Jamshedpur (IXW) is 7,884 miles (12,689 km, 6,851 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to IXW?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 56m 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 IXW?
Nonstop service on PAO–IXW 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 15h 56m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Palo Alto and Jamshedpur?
Jamshedpur is 12.5 hours ahead of Palo Alto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAO to IXW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PAO–IXW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PAO to IXW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PAO–IXW 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.