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POE to BOW: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Bartow (Bartow Municipal Airport)
718 mi
1,156 km · 624 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
718 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m 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
- BOW — Bartow Municipal Airport · Bartow, 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 BOW
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from BOW?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Bartow (BOW) is 718 miles (1,156 km, 624 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to BOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 Bartow?
Bartow is 1 hour ahead of Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to BOW?
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