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PAO to PRC: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Prescott (Ernest A. Love Field)
575 mi
925 km · 500 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
575 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m 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
- PRC — Ernest A. Love Field · Prescott, 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 PRC
- SDX · Sedona Airport38 mi away
- PHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport87 mi away
- FLG · Flagstaff Pulliam Airport54 mi away
- DVT · Phoenix Deer Valley Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from PRC?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Prescott (PRC) is 575 miles (925 km, 500 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to PRC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m 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 PRC?
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