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POA to FOD: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport)
5,709 mi
9,187 km · 4,961 nm
11h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,709 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 40m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
- FOD — Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge, 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 FOD
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport60 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport66 mi away
- DSM · Des Moines International Airport75 mi away
- CCY · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POA from FOD?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to Fort Dodge (FOD) is 5,709 miles (9,187 km, 4,961 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to FOD?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 40m 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 Fort Dodge?
Fort Dodge is 2 hours behind Porto Alegre.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POA to FOD?
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