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POE to GLS: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Galveston (Scholes International At Galveston Airport)
158 mi
255 km · 138 nm
53m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
158 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
- GLS — Scholes International At Galveston Airport · Galveston, 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 GLS
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport57 mi away
- EFD · Ellington Airport30 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport36 mi away
- LJN · Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from GLS?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Galveston (GLS) is 158 miles (255 km, 138 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to GLS?
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 GLS?
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