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YIP to PAO: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
2,055 mi
3,308 km · 1,786 nm
4h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,055 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 30m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, 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 YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 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 YIP from PAO?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 2,055 miles (3,308 km, 1,786 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 30m 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 Detroit and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 3 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to PAO?
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