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POE to AEX: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Alexandria (Alexandria International Airport)
43 mi
69 km · 37 nm
35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
43 miles nonstop takes roughly 35m 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
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, United States
- AEX — Alexandria International Airport · Alexandria, 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 AEX
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport16 mi away
- POE · Polk Army Air Field43 mi away
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport58 mi away
- LFT · Lafayette Regional Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from AEX?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Alexandria (AEX) is 43 miles (69 km, 37 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to AEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 35m 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 AEX?
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