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POE to MLB: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
780 mi
1,256 km · 678 nm
2h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
780 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 10m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, United States
- MLB — Melbourne International Airport · Melbourne, 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 MLB
- MCO · Orlando International Airport46 mi away
- COF · Patrick Air Force Base9 mi away
- TIX · Space Coast Regional Airport30 mi away
- VRB · Vero Beach Regional Airport34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from MLB?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Melbourne (MLB) is 780 miles (1,256 km, 678 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to MLB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 10m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from POE to MLB?
Nonstop service on POE–MLB depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Polk and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 1 hour ahead of Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to MLB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on POE–MLB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some POE to MLB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain POE–MLB tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.