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POE to LTK: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Latakia (Bassel Al-Assad International Airport)
6,783 mi
10,916 km · 5,894 nm
13h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,783 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 46m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, United States
- LTK — Bassel Al-Assad International Airport · Latakia, Syria
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 LTK
- KYE · Rene Mouawad Air Base56 mi away
- HTY · Hatay Airport69 mi away
- ALP · Aleppo International Airport90 mi away
- BEY · Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport112 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from LTK?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Latakia (LTK) is 6,783 miles (10,916 km, 5,894 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to LTK?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 46m 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 Latakia?
Latakia is 8 hours ahead of Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to LTK?
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