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PAO to SAD: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Safford (Safford Regional Airport)
773 mi
1,243 km · 671 nm
2h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
773 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 9m 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
- SAD — Safford Regional Airport · Safford, 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 SAD
- DMA · Davis Monthan Air Force Base87 mi away
- TUS · Tucson International Airport92 mi away
- DUG · Bisbee Douglas International Airport96 mi away
- FHU · Sierra Vista Municipal Libby Army Air Field97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from SAD?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Safford (SAD) is 773 miles (1,243 km, 671 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to SAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 9m 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 SAD?
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