Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
POE to BWA: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Bhairawa (Gautam Buddha Airport)
8,385 mi
13,495 km · 7,287 nm
16h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.8h
time difference · heading north
See live POE→BWA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,385 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 54m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, United States
- BWA — Gautam Buddha Airport · Bhairawa, Nepal
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 BWA
- MEY · Meghauli Airport50 mi away
- BGL · Baglung Airport51 mi away
- GOP · Gorakhpur Airport53 mi away
- PKR · Pokhara Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from BWA?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Bhairawa (BWA) is 8,385 miles (13,495 km, 7,287 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to BWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 54m 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 Bhairawa?
Bhairawa is 10.8 hours ahead of Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to BWA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on POE–BWA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.