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PAO to LHK: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Guanghua (Guangzhou MR Air Base)
6,496 mi
10,454 km · 5,645 nm
13h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,496 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 12m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LHK — Guangzhou MR Air Base · Guanghua, China
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 LHK
- XFN · Xiangyang Liuji Airport39 mi away
- WDS · Shiyan Wudangshan Airport48 mi away
- NNY · Nanyang Jiangying Airport67 mi away
- HPG · Shennongjia Hongping Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from LHK?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Guanghua (LHK) is 6,496 miles (10,454 km, 5,645 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to LHK?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 12m 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 LHK?
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