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POE to CAN: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Guangzhou (Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport)
8,287 mi
13,336 km · 7,201 nm
16h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,287 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 43m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, United States
- CAN — Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · Guangzhou, China
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 CAN
- FUO · Foshan Shadi Airport26 mi away
- HKG · Hong Kong International Airport85 mi away
- SZX · Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport61 mi away
- HUZ · Huizhou Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from CAN?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Guangzhou (CAN) is 8,287 miles (13,336 km, 7,201 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to CAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 43m 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 CAN?
Nonstop service on POE–CAN 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 16h 43m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Polk and Guangzhou?
Guangzhou is 13 hours ahead of Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to CAN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on POE–CAN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some POE to CAN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain POE–CAN 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.