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POE to FWA: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne International Airport)
818 mi
1,317 km · 711 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
818 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- FWA — Fort Wayne International Airport · Fort Wayne, 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 FWA
- SMD · Smith Field12 mi away
- ANQ · Tri State Steuben County Airport46 mi away
- MIE · Delaware County Johnson Field52 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from FWA?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Fort Wayne (FWA) is 818 miles (1,317 km, 711 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to FWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 15m 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 FWA?
Nonstop service on POE–FWA 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 2h 15m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Polk and Fort Wayne?
Fort Wayne is 1 hour ahead of Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to FWA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on POE–FWA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some POE to FWA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain POE–FWA 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.