Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
LEX to POA: distance & flight time
Lexington KY (Blue Grass Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
5,172 mi
8,324 km · 4,494 nm
10h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
See live LEX→POA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,172 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 36m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LEX — Blue Grass Airport · Lexington KY, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near LEX
- FFT · Capital City Airport19 mi away
- LOU · Bowman Field59 mi away
- SDF · Louisville International Standiford Field62 mi away
- SME · Lake Cumberland Regional Airport68 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 LEX from POA?
The flight distance from Lexington KY (LEX) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 5,172 miles (8,324 km, 4,494 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEX to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 36m 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 Lexington KY and Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 1 hour ahead of Lexington KY.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LEX to POA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LEX–POA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.