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MCF to POA: distance & flight time
Tampa (Mac Dill Air Force Base) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
4,501 mi
7,243 km · 3,911 nm
9h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,501 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 17m 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
- MCF — Mac Dill Air Force Base · Tampa, 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 MCF
- TPA · Tampa International Airport9 mi away
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport11 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 MCF from POA?
The flight distance from Tampa (MCF) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 4,501 miles (7,243 km, 3,911 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCF to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 17m 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 Tampa and Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 1 hour ahead of Tampa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MCF to POA?
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