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POA to RHV: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → San Jose (Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County)
6,515 mi
10,486 km · 5,662 nm
13h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,515 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 15m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
- RHV — Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County · San Jose, 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 RHV
Frequently asked questions
How far is POA from RHV?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to San Jose (RHV) is 6,515 miles (10,486 km, 5,662 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to RHV?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 15m 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 cheapest way to fly from POA to RHV?
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