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POE to BHM: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Birmingham (Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport)
414 mi
667 km · 360 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
414 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- BHM — Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham, 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 BHM
- ASN · Talladega Municipal Airport40 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport48 mi away
- ANB · Anniston Regional Airport52 mi away
- TCL · Tuscaloosa Regional Airport55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from BHM?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Birmingham (BHM) is 414 miles (667 km, 360 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to BHM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 BHM?
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