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PAO to YDQ: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Dawson Creek (Dawson Creek Airport)
1,266 mi
2,038 km · 1,100 nm
3h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,266 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 13m 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
- YDQ — Dawson Creek Airport · Dawson Creek, 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 YDQ
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport40 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport56 mi away
- YQU · Grande Prairie Airport64 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from YDQ?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Dawson Creek (YDQ) is 1,266 miles (2,038 km, 1,100 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to YDQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 13m 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 YDQ?
Nonstop service on PAO–YDQ 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 3h 13m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAO to YDQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PAO–YDQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PAO to YDQ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PAO–YDQ 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.