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POE to RAL: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Riverside (Riverside Municipal Airport)
1,424 mi
2,292 km · 1,238 nm
3h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,424 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 34m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- RAL — Riverside Municipal Airport · Riverside, 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 RAL
- ONT · Ontario International Airport11 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport11 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport12 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from RAL?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Riverside (RAL) is 1,424 miles (2,292 km, 1,238 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to RAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 34m 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 Riverside?
Riverside is 2 hours behind Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to RAL?
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