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VEL to PAO: distance & flight time
Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
707 mi
1,138 km · 615 nm
2h
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
707 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- VEL — Vernal Regional Airport · Vernal, 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 VEL
- FBR · Fort Bridger Airport81 mi away
- RKS · Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport83 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field87 mi away
- EVW · Evanston-Uinta County Airport-Burns Field98 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 VEL from PAO?
The flight distance from Vernal (VEL) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 707 miles (1,138 km, 615 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VEL to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 Vernal and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 1 hour behind Vernal.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VEL to PAO?
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