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PAO to YXJ: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Fort Saint John (Fort St John Airport)
1,299 mi
2,090 km · 1,129 nm
3h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,299 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 17m 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
- YXJ — Fort St John Airport · Fort Saint John, 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 YXJ
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport40 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport51 mi away
- YQU · Grande Prairie Airport103 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport126 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from YXJ?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Fort Saint John (YXJ) is 1,299 miles (2,090 km, 1,129 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to YXJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 17m 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 YXJ?
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