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POA to LUG: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → Lugano (Lugano Airport)
6,454 mi
10,387 km · 5,609 nm
13h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,454 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 7m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
- LUG — Lugano Airport · Lugano, Switzerland
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 LUG
- ZJI · Locarno Airport11 mi away
- MXP · Malpensa International Airport27 mi away
- LIN · Milano Linate Airport42 mi away
- BGY · Il Caravaggio International Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POA from LUG?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to Lugano (LUG) is 6,454 miles (10,387 km, 5,609 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to LUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 7m 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 Lugano?
Lugano is 5 hours ahead of Porto Alegre.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POA to LUG?
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