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PAO to UPN: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Uruapan (Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport)
1,738 mi
2,796 km · 1,510 nm
3h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,738 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 52m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, United States
- UPN — Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport · Uruapan, Mexico
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 UPN
- ZMM · Zamora Airport47 mi away
- MLM · General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport73 mi away
- LZC · Lázaro Cárdenas Airport97 mi away
- CLQ · Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from UPN?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Uruapan (UPN) is 1,738 miles (2,796 km, 1,510 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to UPN?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 52m 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 time difference between Palo Alto and Uruapan?
Uruapan is 1 hour ahead of Palo Alto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAO to UPN?
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