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HLR to POE: distance & flight time
Fort Hood (Hood Army Air Field) → Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field)
268 mi
431 km · 233 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
268 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- HLR — Hood Army Air Field · Fort Hood, 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 HLR
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 HLR from POE?
The flight distance from Fort Hood (HLR) to Fort Polk (POE) is 268 miles (431 km, 233 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HLR to POE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 HLR to POE?
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