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POE to RIX: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Riga (Riga International Airport)
5,346 mi
8,603 km · 4,645 nm
10h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,346 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 57m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, United States
- RIX — Riga International Airport · Riga, Latvia
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 RIX
- HLJ · Barysiai Airport61 mi away
- SQQ · Šiauliai International Airport74 mi away
- PNV · Panevėžys Air Base85 mi away
- VNT · Ventspils International Airport96 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from RIX?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Riga (RIX) is 5,346 miles (8,603 km, 4,645 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to RIX?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 57m 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 RIX?
Nonstop service on POE–RIX 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 10h 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Polk and Riga?
Riga is 8 hours ahead of Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to RIX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on POE–RIX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some POE to RIX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain POE–RIX 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.