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POA to ZIH: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → Zihuatanejo (Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport)
4,691 mi
7,550 km · 4,077 nm
9h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,691 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 40m 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
- ZIH — Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport · Zihuatanejo, Mexico
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 ZIH
Frequently asked questions
How far is POA from ZIH?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to Zihuatanejo (ZIH) is 4,691 miles (7,550 km, 4,077 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to ZIH?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 40m 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 Zihuatanejo?
Zihuatanejo is 3 hours behind Porto Alegre.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POA to ZIH?
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