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PAO to OAR: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Fort Ord (Marina Municipal Airport)
57 mi
92 km · 50 nm
37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
57 miles nonstop takes roughly 37m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- OAR — Marina Municipal Airport · Fort Ord, 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 OAR
- MRY · Monterey Peninsula Airport8 mi away
- SNS · Salinas Municipal Airport9 mi away
- WVI · Watsonville Municipal Airport18 mi away
- HLI · Hollister Municipal Airport24 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from OAR?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Fort Ord (OAR) is 57 miles (92 km, 50 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to OAR?
A nonstop flight takes about 37m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from PAO to OAR?
Nonstop service on PAO–OAR depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAO to OAR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PAO–OAR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PAO to OAR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PAO–OAR tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.