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FSD to POA: distance & flight time
Sioux Falls (Joe Foss Field Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
5,844 mi
9,404 km · 5,078 nm
11h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,844 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 55m 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
- FSD — Joe Foss Field Airport · Sioux Falls, 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 FSD
- YKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport56 mi away
- MHE · Mitchell Municipal Airport66 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport82 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field83 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 FSD from POA?
The flight distance from Sioux Falls (FSD) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 5,844 miles (9,404 km, 5,078 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FSD to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 55m 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 Sioux Falls and Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 2 hours ahead of Sioux Falls.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FSD to POA?
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