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POB to LGA: distance & flight time
Fort Bragg (Pope Field) → New York (La Guardia Airport)
478 mi
769 km · 415 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
478 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- POB — Pope Field · Fort Bragg, United States
- LGA — La Guardia Airport · New York, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near POB
- FBG · Simmons Army Air Field5 mi away
- FAY · Fayetteville Regional Grannis Field15 mi away
- SOP · Moore County Airport22 mi away
- LBT · Lumberton Regional Airport39 mi away
Near LGA
Frequently asked questions
How far is POB from LGA?
The flight distance from Fort Bragg (POB) to New York (LGA) is 478 miles (769 km, 415 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POB to LGA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 cheapest way to fly from POB to LGA?
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