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POE to AFW: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Fort Worth (Fort Worth Alliance Airport)
277 mi
445 km · 240 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
277 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- AFW — Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth, 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 AFW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport17 mi away
- FTW · Fort Worth Meacham International Airport12 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field17 mi away
- ADS · Addison Airport28 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from AFW?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Fort Worth (AFW) is 277 miles (445 km, 240 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to AFW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 AFW?
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