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PAO to YQZ: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Quesnel (Quesnel Airport)
1,076 mi
1,731 km · 935 nm
2h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,076 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 48m 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
- YQZ — Quesnel Airport · Quesnel, 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 YQZ
- YXS · Prince George Airport60 mi away
- YWL · Williams Lake Airport61 mi away
- ZMH · South Cariboo Region / 108 Mile Airport102 mi away
- YAA · Anahim Lake Airport123 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from YQZ?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Quesnel (YQZ) is 1,076 miles (1,731 km, 935 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to YQZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 48m 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 YQZ?
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