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POE to AHN: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Athens (Athens Ben Epps Airport)
609 mi
979 km · 529 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
609 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, United States
- AHN — Athens Ben Epps Airport · Athens, 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 AHN
- WDR · Barrow County Airport20 mi away
- ATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport67 mi away
- GVL · Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport36 mi away
- LZU · Gwinnett County Briscoe Field37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from AHN?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Athens (AHN) is 609 miles (979 km, 529 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to AHN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 Fort Polk and Athens?
Athens is 1 hour ahead of Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to AHN?
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