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SOW to PAO: distance & flight time
Show Low (Show Low Regional Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
712 mi
1,147 km · 619 nm
2h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
712 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 1m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SOW — Show Low Regional Airport · Show Low, 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 SOW
- INW · Winslow Lindbergh Regional Airport66 mi away
- PHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport129 mi away
- SAD · Safford Regional Airport100 mi away
- SDX · Sedona Airport109 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 SOW from PAO?
The flight distance from Show Low (SOW) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 712 miles (1,147 km, 619 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOW to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 1m 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 SOW to PAO?
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