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PAO to LXN: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Lexington (Jim Kelly Field)
1,216 mi
1,957 km · 1,056 nm
3h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,216 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 7m 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
- LXN — Jim Kelly Field · Lexington, 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 LXN
- HDE · Brewster Field33 mi away
- LBF · North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field53 mi away
- MCK · Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport59 mi away
- GRI · Central Nebraska Regional Airport78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from LXN?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Lexington (LXN) is 1,216 miles (1,957 km, 1,056 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to LXN?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 7m 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 LXN?
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