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POE to AAP: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Houston (Andrau Airpark)
170 mi
273 km · 147 nm
55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
170 miles nonstop takes roughly 55m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, United States
- AAP — Andrau Airpark · Houston, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near POE
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport17 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport43 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field51 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport58 mi away
Near AAP
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport23 mi away
- SGR · Sugar Land Regional Airport8 mi away
- IWS · West Houston Airport8 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport19 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from AAP?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Houston (AAP) is 170 miles (273 km, 147 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to AAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 55m 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 POE to AAP?
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