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IND to POA: distance & flight time
Indianapolis (Indianapolis International Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
5,318 mi
8,559 km · 4,621 nm
10h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,318 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 54m 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
- IND — Indianapolis International Airport · Indianapolis, 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 IND
- CLU · Columbus Municipal Airport38 mi away
- BMG · Monroe County Airport43 mi away
- AID · Anderson Municipal Darlington Field45 mi away
- HUF · Terre Haute Regional Airport, Hulman Field57 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 IND from POA?
The flight distance from Indianapolis (IND) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 5,318 miles (8,559 km, 4,621 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IND to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 54m 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 IND to POA?
Nonstop service on IND–POA 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 10h 54m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Indianapolis and Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 2 hours ahead of Indianapolis.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IND to POA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on IND–POA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some IND to POA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain IND–POA 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.