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PAO to OAK: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Oakland (Metropolitan Oakland International Airport)
19 mi
30 km · 16 nm
31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
19 miles nonstop takes roughly 31m 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
- OAK — Metropolitan Oakland International Airport · Oakland, 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 OAK
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport11 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport7 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station7 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport15 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from OAK?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Oakland (OAK) is 19 miles (30 km, 16 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to OAK?
A nonstop flight takes about 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 OAK?
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