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PAO to RIZ: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Rizhao (Rizhao Shanzihe Airport)
6,048 mi
9,733 km · 5,255 nm
12h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,048 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 20m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- RIZ — Rizhao Shanzihe Airport · Rizhao, China
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 RIZ
- LYI · Shubuling Airport57 mi away
- LYG · Lianyungang Airport63 mi away
- TAO · Liuting Airport84 mi away
- WEF · Weifang Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from RIZ?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Rizhao (RIZ) is 6,048 miles (9,733 km, 5,255 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to RIZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 20m 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 RIZ?
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