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PAO to TIW: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport)
678 mi
1,091 km · 589 nm
1h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
678 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 56m 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
- TIW — Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma, 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 TIW
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport18 mi away
- TCM · McChord Air Force Base10 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field13 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport18 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from TIW?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Tacoma (TIW) is 678 miles (1,091 km, 589 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to TIW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 cheapest way to fly from PAO to TIW?
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