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POA to PAO: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
6,534 mi
10,515 km · 5,678 nm
13h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,534 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 17m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
- 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 POA
- CXJ · Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport55 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport137 mi away
- PET · João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport137 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport140 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 POA from PAO?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 6,534 miles (10,515 km, 5,678 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 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 time difference between Porto Alegre and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 4 hours behind Porto Alegre.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POA to PAO?
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