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POA to SYD: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport)
7,784 mi
12,528 km · 6,764 nm
15h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
7,784 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 44m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
- SYD — Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Sydney, Australia
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 SYD
- BWU · Sydney Bankstown Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport29 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond33 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POA from SYD?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to Sydney (SYD) is 7,784 miles (12,528 km, 6,764 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to SYD?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 44m 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 Sydney?
Sydney is 13 hours ahead of Porto Alegre.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POA to SYD?
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