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MKS to POA: distance & flight time
Mekane Selam (Mekane Selam Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
6,582 mi
10,593 km · 5,720 nm
13h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
6,582 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 22m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MKS — Mekane Selam Airport · Mekane Selam, Ethiopia
- 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 MKS
- DSE · Combolcha Airport70 mi away
- DBM · Debra Marcos Airport74 mi away
- LLI · Lalibella Airport88 mi away
- DBT · Debre Tabor Airport99 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 MKS from POA?
The flight distance from Mekane Selam (MKS) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 6,582 miles (10,593 km, 5,720 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MKS to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 22m 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 Mekane Selam and Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 6 hours behind Mekane Selam.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MKS to POA?
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