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PKX to PAO: distance & flight time
Beijing (Beijing Daxing International Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
5,952 mi
9,579 km · 5,172 nm
12h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,952 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 8m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- PKX — Beijing Daxing International Airport · Beijing, China
- 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 PKX
- NAY · Beijing Nanyuan Airport19 mi away
- PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport40 mi away
- TSN · Tianjin Binhai International Airport57 mi away
- ZQZ · Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport115 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 PKX from PAO?
The flight distance from Beijing (PKX) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 5,952 miles (9,579 km, 5,172 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PKX to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 8m 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 PKX to PAO?
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