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PAO to TUS: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Tucson (Tucson International Airport)
733 mi
1,180 km · 637 nm
2h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
733 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 4m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- TUS — Tucson International Airport · Tucson, 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 TUS
- DMA · Davis Monthan Air Force Base5 mi away
- AVW · Marana Regional Airport26 mi away
- MZJ · Pinal Airpark35 mi away
- OLS · Nogales International Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from TUS?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Tucson (TUS) is 733 miles (1,180 km, 637 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to TUS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 4m 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 TUS?
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