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POE to OBE: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Okeechobee (Okeechobee County Airport)
789 mi
1,269 km · 685 nm
2h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
789 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 11m 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
- OBE — Okeechobee County Airport · Okeechobee, 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 OBE
- SEF · Sebring Regional Airport33 mi away
- PHK · Palm Beach County Glades Airport34 mi away
- FPR · St Lucie County International Airport34 mi away
- VRB · Vero Beach Regional Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from OBE?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Okeechobee (OBE) is 789 miles (1,269 km, 685 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to OBE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 11m 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 OBE?
Nonstop service on POE–OBE 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 11m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Polk and Okeechobee?
Okeechobee is 1 hour ahead of Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to OBE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on POE–OBE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some POE to OBE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain POE–OBE 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.