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YRO to PAO: distance & flight time
Ottawa (Ottawa / Rockcliffe Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
2,433 mi
3,916 km · 2,114 nm
5h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,433 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 14m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YRO — Ottawa / Rockcliffe Airport · Ottawa, 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 YRO
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 YRO from PAO?
The flight distance from Ottawa (YRO) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 2,433 miles (3,916 km, 2,114 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YRO to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 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 cheapest way to fly from YRO to PAO?
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