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CAE to POA: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
4,830 mi
7,774 km · 4,197 nm
9h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,830 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 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
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, 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 CAE
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport7 mi away
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base18 mi away
- SSC · Shaw Air Force Base37 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport37 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 CAE from POA?
The flight distance from Columbia (CAE) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 4,830 miles (7,774 km, 4,197 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAE to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 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 Columbia and Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 1 hour ahead of Columbia.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CAE to POA?
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