Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
POE to PBI: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → West Palm Beach (Palm Beach International Airport)
847 mi
1,363 km · 736 nm
2h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
See live POE→PBI fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
847 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 18m 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
- PBI — Palm Beach International Airport · West Palm Beach, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 PBI
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport42 mi away
- LNA · Palm Beach County Park Airport6 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport21 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from PBI?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to West Palm Beach (PBI) is 847 miles (1,363 km, 736 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to PBI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 18m 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 West Palm Beach?
West Palm Beach is 1 hour ahead of Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to PBI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on POE–PBI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.