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FTW to POE: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport) → Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field)
274 mi
440 km · 238 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
274 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- FTW — Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth, United States
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FTW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport20 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field6 mi away
- AFW · Fort Worth Alliance Airport12 mi away
- DAL · Dallas Love Field30 mi away
Near POE
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport17 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport43 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field51 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FTW from POE?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (FTW) to Fort Polk (POE) is 274 miles (440 km, 238 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FTW to POE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m 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 cheapest way to fly from FTW to POE?
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