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YPL to PAO: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
1,825 mi
2,937 km · 1,586 nm
4h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,825 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 3m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YPL — Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle Lake, Canada
- 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 YPL
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport80 mi away
- YYW · Armstrong Airport98 mi away
- YFH · Fort Hope Airport100 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 YPL from PAO?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 1,825 miles (2,937 km, 1,586 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 3m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YPL to PAO?
Nonstop service on YPL–PAO depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 4h 3m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Pickle Lake and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 2 hours behind Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to PAO?
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Why are some YPL to PAO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YPL–PAO tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.