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POE to ORD: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Chicago (Chicago O'Hare International Airport)
810 mi
1,304 km · 704 nm
2h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
810 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 14m 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
- ORD — Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Chicago, 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 ORD
- PWK · Chicago Executive Airport9 mi away
- MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport15 mi away
- CGX · Chicago Meigs Airport17 mi away
- DPA · Dupage Airport18 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from ORD?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Chicago (ORD) is 810 miles (1,304 km, 704 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to ORD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 14m 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 ORD?
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