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POE to CRI: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Colonel Hill (Colonel Hill Airport)
1,302 mi
2,095 km · 1,131 nm
3h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,302 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 18m 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
- CRI — Colonel Hill Airport · Colonel Hill, Bahamas
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 CRI
- AXP · Spring Point Airport25 mi away
- LGI · Deadman's Cay Airport65 mi away
- RCY · Rum Cay Airport77 mi away
- MYG · Mayaguana Airport79 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from CRI?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Colonel Hill (CRI) is 1,302 miles (2,095 km, 1,131 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to CRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 18m 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 Colonel Hill?
Colonel Hill is 1 hour ahead of Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to CRI?
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