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POA to CGH: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → Sao Paulo (Congonhas Airport)
521 mi
838 km · 452 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
521 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
- CGH — Congonhas Airport · Sao Paulo, Brazil
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 CGH
Frequently asked questions
How far is POA from CGH?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to Sao Paulo (CGH) is 521 miles (838 km, 452 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to CGH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 cheapest way to fly from POA to CGH?
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