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PAO to YCG: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport)
848 mi
1,364 km · 737 nm
2h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
848 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 19m 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
- YCG — Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport · Castlegar, Canada
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 YCG
- YZZ · Trail Airport17 mi away
- ZGF · Grand Forks Airport41 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport86 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from YCG?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Castlegar (YCG) is 848 miles (1,364 km, 737 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to YCG?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 19m 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 YCG?
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