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PAO to WUT: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Xinzhou (Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport)
6,122 mi
9,852 km · 5,320 nm
12h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,122 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 28m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- WUT — Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport · Xinzhou, China
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 WUT
- TYN · Taiyuan Wusu Airport62 mi away
- SJW · Shijiazhuang Daguocun International Airport96 mi away
- DAT · Datong Airport105 mi away
- LLV · Lüliang Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from WUT?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Xinzhou (WUT) is 6,122 miles (9,852 km, 5,320 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to WUT?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 28m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from PAO to WUT?
Nonstop service on PAO–WUT depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 12h 28m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAO to WUT?
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Why are some PAO to WUT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PAO–WUT tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.