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COU to POA: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
5,439 mi
8,754 km · 4,727 nm
11h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,439 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 8m 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
- COU — Columbia Regional 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 COU
- JEF · Jefferson City Memorial Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport53 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base72 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field75 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 COU from POA?
The flight distance from Columbia (COU) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 5,439 miles (8,754 km, 4,727 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COU to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 8m 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 2 hours ahead of Columbia.
What is the cheapest way to fly from COU to POA?
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