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PAO to QLP: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Sarzana (SP) (Sarzana-Luni Air Base)
6,056 mi
9,747 km · 5,263 nm
12h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,056 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 21m 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
- QLP — Sarzana-Luni Air Base · Sarzana (SP), Italy
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 QLP
- PSA · Pisa International Airport34 mi away
- PMF · Parma Airport53 mi away
- GOA · Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport61 mi away
- FLR · Peretola Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from QLP?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Sarzana (SP) (QLP) is 6,056 miles (9,747 km, 5,263 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to QLP?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 21m 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 QLP?
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