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PAO to ZNA: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Nanaimo (Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport)
815 mi
1,312 km · 708 nm
2h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
815 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 14m 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
- ZNA — Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport · Nanaimo, 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 ZNA
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport35 mi away
- YCD · Nanaimo Airport10 mi away
- YGG · Ganges Seaplane Base31 mi away
- CXH · Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome39 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from ZNA?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Nanaimo (ZNA) is 815 miles (1,312 km, 708 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to ZNA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 14m 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 ZNA?
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