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LCH to POA: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
4,990 mi
8,031 km · 4,336 nm
10h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,990 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 15m 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
- LCH — Lake Charles Regional Airport · Lake Charles, 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 LCH
- BPT · Southeast Texas Regional Airport49 mi away
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport49 mi away
- BMT · Beaumont Municipal Airport59 mi away
- POE · Polk Army Air Field64 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 LCH from POA?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 4,990 miles (8,031 km, 4,336 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 15m 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 Lake Charles and Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 2 hours ahead of Lake Charles.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LCH to POA?
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