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POA to DCA: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → Washington (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport)
5,040 mi
8,111 km · 4,380 nm
10h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,040 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 21m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
- DCA — Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · Washington, United States
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 DCA
Frequently asked questions
How far is POA from DCA?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to Washington (DCA) is 5,040 miles (8,111 km, 4,380 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to DCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 21m 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 Washington?
Washington is 1 hour behind Porto Alegre.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POA to DCA?
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