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POE to ALM: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Alamogordo (Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport)
760 mi
1,223 km · 661 nm
2h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
760 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 7m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, United States
- ALM — Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport · Alamogordo, 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 ALM
- HMN · Holloman Air Force Base7 mi away
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field42 mi away
- RUI · Sierra Blanca Regional Airport50 mi away
- LRU · Las Cruces International Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from ALM?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Alamogordo (ALM) is 760 miles (1,223 km, 661 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to ALM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 7m 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 Alamogordo?
Alamogordo is 1 hour behind Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to ALM?
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