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PBF to PAO: distance & flight time
Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
1,699 mi
2,734 km · 1,476 nm
3h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,699 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 48m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PBF — Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field · Pine Bluff, United States
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PBF
- LIT · Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field42 mi away
- LRF · Little Rock Air Force Base53 mi away
- HOT · Memorial Field69 mi away
- GLH · Mid Delta Regional Airport72 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is PBF from PAO?
The flight distance from Pine Bluff (PBF) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 1,699 miles (2,734 km, 1,476 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PBF to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 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 time difference between Pine Bluff and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 2 hours behind Pine Bluff.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PBF to PAO?
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