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LAX to POA: distance & flight time
Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
6,223 mi
10,015 km · 5,408 nm
12h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+4h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
6,223 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 40m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, 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 LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 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 LAX from POA?
The flight distance from Los Angeles (LAX) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 6,223 miles (10,015 km, 5,408 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAX to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 40m 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 Los Angeles and Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 4 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LAX to POA?
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