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POA to LGA: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → New York (La Guardia Airport)
5,101 mi
8,209 km · 4,433 nm
10h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,101 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 28m 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
- LGA — La Guardia Airport · New York, 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 LGA
Frequently asked questions
How far is POA from LGA?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to New York (LGA) is 5,101 miles (8,209 km, 4,433 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to LGA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 28m 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 New York?
New York is 1 hour behind Porto Alegre.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POA to LGA?
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