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PCD to PAO: distance & flight time
Prairie du Chien (Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
1,669 mi
2,686 km · 1,450 nm
3h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,669 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 44m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- PCD — Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport · Prairie du Chien, 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 PCD
- DBQ · Dubuque Regional Airport48 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport49 mi away
- LSE · La Crosse Municipal Airport60 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo 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 PCD from PAO?
The flight distance from Prairie du Chien (PCD) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 1,669 miles (2,686 km, 1,450 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PCD to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 44m 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 PCD to PAO?
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