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MZW to POA: distance & flight time
Mecheria (Mecheria Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
5,507 mi
8,862 km · 4,785 nm
11h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
5,507 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 16m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MZW — Mecheria Airport · Mecheria, Algeria
- 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 MZW
- EBH · El Bayadh Airport78 mi away
- BFW · Sidi Bel Abbes Airport115 mi away
- MUW · Ghriss Airport118 mi away
- TLM · Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport123 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 MZW from POA?
The flight distance from Mecheria (MZW) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 5,507 miles (8,862 km, 4,785 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MZW to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 16m 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 Mecheria and Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 4 hours behind Mecheria.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MZW to POA?
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