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TRG to PAO: distance & flight time
Tauranga (Tauranga Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
6,511 mi
10,478 km · 5,658 nm
13h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
-19h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,511 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 14m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 19-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TRG — Tauranga Airport · Tauranga, New Zealand
- 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 TRG
- ROT · Rotorua Regional Airport31 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport43 mi away
- HLZ · Hamilton International Airport49 mi away
- WTZ · Whitianga Airport65 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 TRG from PAO?
The flight distance from Tauranga (TRG) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 6,511 miles (10,478 km, 5,658 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TRG to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 14m 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 Tauranga and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 19 hours behind Tauranga.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TRG to PAO?
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