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POA to BCN: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → Barcelona (Barcelona International Airport)
5,983 mi
9,629 km · 5,199 nm
12h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,983 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 12m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
- BCN — Barcelona International Airport · Barcelona, Spain
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BCN
- QSA · Sabadell Airport16 mi away
- REU · Reus Air Base48 mi away
- GRO · Girona Airport55 mi away
- LEU · Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport80 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POA from BCN?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to Barcelona (BCN) is 5,983 miles (9,629 km, 5,199 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to BCN?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 12m 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 Porto Alegre and Barcelona?
Barcelona is 5 hours ahead of Porto Alegre.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POA to BCN?
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