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BEC to POA: distance & flight time
Wichita (Beech Factory Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
5,542 mi
8,919 km · 4,816 nm
11h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,542 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 20m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BEC — Beech Factory Airport · Wichita, United States
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BEC
- IAB · Mc Connell Air Force Base6 mi away
- ICT · Wichita Eisenhower National Airport12 mi away
- EWK · Newton City-County Airport25 mi away
- WLD · Strother Field38 mi away
Near POA
- CXJ · Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport55 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport137 mi away
- PET · João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport137 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BEC from POA?
The flight distance from Wichita (BEC) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 5,542 miles (8,919 km, 4,816 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BEC to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 Wichita and Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 2 hours ahead of Wichita.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BEC to POA?
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