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RBL to PAO: distance & flight time
Red Bluff (Red Bluff Municipal Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
186 mi
299 km · 162 nm
57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
186 miles nonstop takes roughly 57m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- RBL — Red Bluff Municipal Airport · Red 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near RBL
- RDD · Redding Municipal Airport25 mi away
- CIC · Chico Municipal Airport32 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport81 mi away
- BAB · Beale Air Force Base82 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 RBL from PAO?
The flight distance from Red Bluff (RBL) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 186 miles (299 km, 162 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RBL to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 57m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from RBL to PAO?
Nonstop service on RBL–PAO depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RBL to PAO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RBL–PAO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RBL to PAO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RBL–PAO tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.