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YSU to PAO: distance & flight time
Summerside (Summerside Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
2,989 mi
4,810 km · 2,597 nm
6h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,989 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 20m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YSU — Summerside Airport · Summerside, 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 YSU
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport36 mi away
- YQM · Greater Moncton International Airport46 mi away
- YCH · Miramichi Airport86 mi away
- YHZ · Halifax / Stanfield International Airport109 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 YSU from PAO?
The flight distance from Summerside (YSU) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 2,989 miles (4,810 km, 2,597 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSU to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 20m 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 Summerside and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 4 hours behind Summerside.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YSU to PAO?
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