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POA to SAN: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → San Diego (San Diego International Airport)
6,116 mi
9,843 km · 5,315 nm
12h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,116 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 28m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
- SAN — San Diego International Airport · San Diego, 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 SAN
Frequently asked questions
How far is POA from SAN?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to San Diego (SAN) is 6,116 miles (9,843 km, 5,315 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to SAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 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 San Diego?
San Diego is 4 hours behind Porto Alegre.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POA to SAN?
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