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POE to OAK: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Oakland (Metropolitan Oakland International Airport)
1,711 mi
2,753 km · 1,487 nm
3h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,711 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 49m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, United States
- OAK — Metropolitan Oakland International Airport · Oakland, 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 OAK
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport11 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport7 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station7 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport15 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from OAK?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Oakland (OAK) is 1,711 miles (2,753 km, 1,487 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to OAK?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 49m 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 Oakland?
Oakland is 2 hours behind Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to OAK?
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