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POE to LAM: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Los Alamos (Los Alamos Airport)
824 mi
1,325 km · 716 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
824 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, United States
- LAM — Los Alamos Airport · Los Alamos, 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 LAM
- SAF · Santa Fe Municipal Airport21 mi away
- TSM · Taos Regional Airport52 mi away
- ABQ · Albuquerque International Sunport61 mi away
- LVS · Las Vegas Municipal Airport65 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from LAM?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Los Alamos (LAM) is 824 miles (1,325 km, 716 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to LAM?
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.
What is the time difference between Fort Polk and Los Alamos?
Los Alamos is 1 hour behind Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to LAM?
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