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POA to LAF: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → Lafayette (Purdue University Airport)
5,377 mi
8,653 km · 4,672 nm
11h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,377 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 1m 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
- LAF — Purdue University Airport · Lafayette, 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 LAF
- DNV · Vermilion Regional Airport38 mi away
- RNZ · Jasper County Airport39 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base44 mi away
- OKK · Kokomo Municipal Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POA from LAF?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to Lafayette (LAF) is 5,377 miles (8,653 km, 4,672 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to LAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 1m 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 Lafayette?
Lafayette is 1 hour behind Porto Alegre.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POA to LAF?
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