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SNS to PAO: distance & flight time
Salinas (Salinas Municipal Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
62 mi
100 km · 54 nm
38m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
62 miles nonstop takes roughly 38m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SNS — Salinas Municipal Airport · Salinas, 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.
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Near SNS
- OAR · Marina Municipal Airport9 mi away
- MRY · Monterey Peninsula Airport14 mi away
- HLI · Hollister Municipal Airport19 mi away
- WVI · Watsonville Municipal Airport21 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 SNS from PAO?
The flight distance from Salinas (SNS) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 62 miles (100 km, 54 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SNS to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 38m 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 SNS to PAO?
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