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POE to JAN: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Jackson (Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport)
203 mi
327 km · 176 nm
1h
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
203 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- JAN — Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport · Jackson, 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 JAN
- PIB · Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport73 mi away
- MEI · Key Field77 mi away
- GWO · Greenwood–Leflore Airport82 mi away
- MCB · Mc Comb/Pike County Airport/John E Lewis Field82 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from JAN?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Jackson (JAN) is 203 miles (327 km, 176 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to JAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 JAN?
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