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POE to RCM: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Richmond (Richmond Airport)
8,901 mi
14,324 km · 7,735 nm
17h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,901 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 55m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- RCM — Richmond Airport · Richmond, Australia
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 RCM
- HGD · Hughenden Airport72 mi away
- JCK · Julia Creek Airport90 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from RCM?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Richmond (RCM) is 8,901 miles (14,324 km, 7,735 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to RCM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 55m 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 RCM?
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