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PAO to QPS: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Piracununga (Campo Fontenelle Airport)
6,355 mi
10,227 km · 5,522 nm
12h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
+4h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
6,355 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 56m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, United States
- QPS — Campo Fontenelle Airport · Piracununga, Brazil
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 QPS
- QSC · Mário Pereira Lopes–São Carlos Airport37 mi away
- POO · Poços de Caldas - Embaixador Walther Moreira Salles Airport50 mi away
- AQA · Araraquara Airport53 mi away
- CPQ · Amarais Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from QPS?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Piracununga (QPS) is 6,355 miles (10,227 km, 5,522 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to QPS?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 56m 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 time difference between Palo Alto and Piracununga?
Piracununga is 4 hours ahead of Palo Alto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAO to QPS?
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