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SFT to PAO: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
5,107 mi
8,218 km · 4,437 nm
10h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,107 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 29m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
- 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 SFT
- UME · Umeå Airport62 mi away
- LYC · Lycksele Airport70 mi away
- LLA · Luleå Airport70 mi away
- AJR · Arvidsjaur Airport85 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 SFT from PAO?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 5,107 miles (8,218 km, 4,437 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 29m 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 Skelleftea and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 9 hours behind Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to PAO?
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