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FOD to POA: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
5,709 mi
9,187 km · 4,961 nm
11h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,709 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 40m 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
- FOD — Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge, 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 FOD
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport60 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport66 mi away
- DSM · Des Moines International Airport75 mi away
- CCY · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport88 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 FOD from POA?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 5,709 miles (9,187 km, 4,961 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 40m 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 Fort Dodge and Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 2 hours ahead of Fort Dodge.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FOD to POA?
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