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POA to GRR: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → Grand Rapids (Gerald R. Ford International Airport)
5,487 mi
8,830 km · 4,768 nm
11h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,487 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 14m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- GRR — Gerald R. Ford International Airport · Grand Rapids, 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 GRR
- MKG · Muskegon County Airport41 mi away
- BTL · W K Kellogg Airport42 mi away
- AZO · Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport45 mi away
- LAN · Capital City Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POA from GRR?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to Grand Rapids (GRR) is 5,487 miles (8,830 km, 4,768 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to GRR?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 14m 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 Grand Rapids?
Grand Rapids is 1 hour behind Porto Alegre.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POA to GRR?
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