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PAO to SMF: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Sacramento (Sacramento International Airport)
90 mi
145 km · 78 nm
42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
90 miles nonstop takes roughly 42m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SMF — Sacramento International Airport · Sacramento, 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 SMF
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield10 mi away
- SAC · Sacramento Executive Airport14 mi away
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport19 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport28 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from SMF?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Sacramento (SMF) is 90 miles (145 km, 78 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to SMF?
A nonstop flight takes about 42m 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 SMF?
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