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POE to AUW: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Wausau (Wausau Downtown Airport)
978 mi
1,574 km · 850 nm
2h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
978 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 36m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- AUW — Wausau Downtown Airport · Wausau, 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 AUW
- CWA · Central Wisconsin Airport10 mi away
- STE · Stevens Point Municipal Airport27 mi away
- MFI · Marshfield Municipal Airport34 mi away
- ISW · Alexander Field South Wood County Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from AUW?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Wausau (AUW) is 978 miles (1,574 km, 850 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to AUW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 36m 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 AUW?
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