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PAO to NUW: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Whidbey Island (Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field))
753 mi
1,212 km · 654 nm
2h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
753 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 6m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- NUW — Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) · Whidbey Island, 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 NUW
- MVW · Skagit Regional Airport14 mi away
- LPS · Lopez Island Airport16 mi away
- FRD · Friday Harbor Airport21 mi away
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from NUW?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Whidbey Island (NUW) is 753 miles (1,212 km, 654 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to NUW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 6m 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 NUW?
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