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POA to SQL: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → San Carlos (San Carlos Airport)
6,542 mi
10,528 km · 5,685 nm
13h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,542 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 18m 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
- SQL — San Carlos Airport · San Carlos, 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 SQL
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport10 mi away
- PAO · Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County8 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport12 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POA from SQL?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to San Carlos (SQL) is 6,542 miles (10,528 km, 5,685 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to SQL?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 18m 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 Carlos?
San Carlos is 4 hours behind Porto Alegre.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POA to SQL?
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