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GUF to POE: distance & flight time
Gulf Shores (Jack Edwards Airport) → Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field)
332 mi
535 km · 289 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
332 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- GUF — Jack Edwards Airport · Gulf Shores, 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 GUF
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field21 mi away
- PNS · Pensacola Regional Airport32 mi away
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport33 mi away
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport44 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 GUF from POE?
The flight distance from Gulf Shores (GUF) to Fort Polk (POE) is 332 miles (535 km, 289 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GUF to POE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GUF to POE?
Nonstop service on GUF–POE depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GUF to POE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GUF–POE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GUF to POE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GUF–POE tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.