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PAO to YBP: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Yibin (Yibin Caiba Airport)
6,953 mi
11,189 km · 6,042 nm
14h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,953 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 6m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-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
- YBP — Yibin Caiba Airport · Yibin, 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 YBP
- LZO · Luzhou Airport51 mi away
- ZAT · Zhaotong Airport113 mi away
- BFJ · Bijie Feixiong Airport120 mi away
- CTU · Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport128 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from YBP?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Yibin (YBP) is 6,953 miles (11,189 km, 6,042 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to YBP?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 6m 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 YBP?
Nonstop service on PAO–YBP 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 14h 6m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Palo Alto and Yibin?
Yibin is 15 hours ahead of Palo Alto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAO to YBP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PAO–YBP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PAO to YBP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PAO–YBP 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.