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RTC to PAO: distance & flight time
(Ratnagiri Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
8,541 mi
13,746 km · 7,422 nm
17h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,541 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 13m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- RTC — Ratnagiri Airport · , India
- 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 RTC
- KLH · Kolhapur Airport68 mi away
- PNQ · Pune Airport115 mi away
- IXG · Belgaum Airport117 mi away
- GOI · Dabolim Airport118 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 RTC from PAO?
The flight distance from (RTC) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 8,541 miles (13,746 km, 7,422 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RTC to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 13m 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 RTC to PAO?
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