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POE to BTR: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport)
126 mi
203 km · 110 nm
48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
126 miles nonstop takes roughly 48m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- BTR — Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport · Baton Rouge, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 BTR
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from BTR?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Baton Rouge (BTR) is 126 miles (203 km, 110 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to BTR?
A nonstop flight takes about 48m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from POE to BTR?
Nonstop service on POE–BTR depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 48m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to BTR?
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Why are some POE to BTR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain POE–BTR tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.