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POE to MKC: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Kansas City (Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport)
564 mi
907 km · 490 nm
1h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
564 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 42m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- MKC — Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport · Kansas City, 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 MKC
- MCI · Kansas City International Airport14 mi away
- OJC · Johnson County Executive Airport21 mi away
- FLV · Sherman Army Air Field24 mi away
- JCI · New Century Aircenter Airport26 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from MKC?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Kansas City (MKC) is 564 miles (907 km, 490 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to MKC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 42m 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 MKC?
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