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POE to DWH: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Houston (David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport)
156 mi
251 km · 136 nm
53m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
156 miles nonstop takes roughly 53m 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
- DWH — David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport · Houston, 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 DWH
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport14 mi away
- IWS · West Houston Airport18 mi away
- CXO · Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport22 mi away
- AAP · Andrau Airpark24 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from DWH?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Houston (DWH) is 156 miles (251 km, 136 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to DWH?
A nonstop flight takes about 53m 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 DWH?
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