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POA to YSM: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → Fort Smith (Fort Smith Airport)
7,104 mi
11,433 km · 6,173 nm
14h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,104 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 24m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
- YSM — Fort Smith Airport · Fort Smith, Canada
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 YSM
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport92 mi away
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport99 mi away
- YBE · Uranium City Airport125 mi away
- YHY · Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POA from YSM?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to Fort Smith (YSM) is 7,104 miles (11,433 km, 6,173 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to YSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 24m 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 Fort Smith?
Fort Smith is 3 hours behind Porto Alegre.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POA to YSM?
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