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POE to DRI: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Deridder (Beauregard Regional Airport)
17 mi
28 km · 15 nm
31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
17 miles nonstop takes roughly 31m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- DRI — Beauregard Regional Airport · Deridder, United States
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 DRI
- POE · Polk Army Air Field17 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field41 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport49 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from DRI?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Deridder (DRI) is 17 miles (28 km, 15 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to DRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 31m 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 DRI?
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