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POA to SFO: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
6,552 mi
10,544 km · 5,693 nm
13h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,552 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 19m 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
- SFO — San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco, 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 SFO
- SQL · San Carlos Airport10 mi away
- HAF · Half Moon Bay Airport10 mi away
- OAK · Metropolitan Oakland International Airport11 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station12 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POA from SFO?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to San Francisco (SFO) is 6,552 miles (10,544 km, 5,693 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 19m 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 Francisco?
San Francisco is 4 hours behind Porto Alegre.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POA to SFO?
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