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POE to ARA: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Louisiana (Acadiana Regional Airport)
104 mi
168 km · 91 nm
44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
104 miles nonstop takes roughly 44m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- ARA — Acadiana Regional Airport · Louisiana, 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 ARA
- LFT · Lafayette Regional Airport13 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport56 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport80 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from ARA?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Louisiana (ARA) is 104 miles (168 km, 91 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to ARA?
A nonstop flight takes about 44m 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 ARA?
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