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PAO to PWY: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Pinedale (Ralph Wenz Field)
746 mi
1,201 km · 649 nm
2h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
746 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 5m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- PWY — Ralph Wenz Field · Pinedale, 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 PWY
- BPI · Miley Memorial Field21 mi away
- LND · Hunt Field55 mi away
- RIW · Riverton Regional Airport71 mi away
- JAC · Jackson Hole Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from PWY?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Pinedale (PWY) is 746 miles (1,201 km, 649 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to PWY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 5m 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 PWY?
Nonstop service on PAO–PWY 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 2h 5m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAO to PWY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PAO–PWY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PAO to PWY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PAO–PWY 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.