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PAO to LAS: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport)
397 mi
639 km · 345 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
397 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- LAS — McCarran International Airport · Las Vegas, 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 LAS
- HSH · Henderson Executive Airport7 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport9 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base13 mi away
- INS · Creech Air Force Base45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from LAS?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Las Vegas (LAS) is 397 miles (639 km, 345 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to LAS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 LAS?
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