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POA to HER: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
6,704 mi
10,790 km · 5,826 nm
13h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,704 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 37m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
- HER — Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Heraklion, Greece
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 HER
- JSH · Sitia Airport53 mi away
- CHQ · Chania International Airport60 mi away
- JTR · Santorini Airport75 mi away
- KSJ · Kasos Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POA from HER?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to Heraklion (HER) is 6,704 miles (10,790 km, 5,826 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 37m 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 Heraklion?
Heraklion is 6 hours ahead of Porto Alegre.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POA to HER?
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