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BUF to POA: distance & flight time
Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
5,334 mi
8,585 km · 4,635 nm
10h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,334 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 56m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BUF — Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo, 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 BUF
- IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport16 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport68 mi away
- YCM · Niagara District Airport28 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport41 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 BUF from POA?
The flight distance from Buffalo (BUF) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 5,334 miles (8,585 km, 4,635 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUF to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 56m 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 Buffalo and Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 1 hour ahead of Buffalo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BUF to POA?
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