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POE to MWL: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Mineral Wells (Mineral Wells Airport)
310 mi
498 km · 269 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
310 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- MWL — Mineral Wells Airport · Mineral Wells, 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 MWL
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from MWL?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Mineral Wells (MWL) is 310 miles (498 km, 269 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to MWL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 MWL?
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