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POE to CUD: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Caloundra (Caloundra Airport)
8,477 mi
13,642 km · 7,366 nm
17h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,477 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 5m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- CUD — Caloundra Airport · Caloundra, Australia
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 CUD
- MCY · Sunshine Coast Airport14 mi away
- BNE · Brisbane International Airport40 mi away
- ACF · Brisbane Archerfield Airport54 mi away
- KGY · Kingaroy Airport79 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from CUD?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Caloundra (CUD) is 8,477 miles (13,642 km, 7,366 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to CUD?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 5m 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 cheapest way to fly from POE to CUD?
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