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WHP to PAO: distance & flight time
Los Angeles (Whiteman Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
303 mi
488 km · 263 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
303 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m 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
- WHP — Whiteman Airport · Los Angeles, 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 WHP
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport22 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport5 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport6 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport17 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 WHP from PAO?
The flight distance from Los Angeles (WHP) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 303 miles (488 km, 263 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WHP to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 WHP to PAO?
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