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SQL to PAO: distance & flight time
San Carlos (San Carlos Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
8 mi
13 km · 7 nm
29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
8 miles nonstop takes roughly 29m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SQL — San Carlos Airport · San Carlos, 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 SQL
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport10 mi away
- PAO · Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County8 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport12 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield13 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 SQL from PAO?
The flight distance from San Carlos (SQL) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 8 miles (13 km, 7 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQL to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 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 cheapest way to fly from SQL to PAO?
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