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POE to RTC: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → (Ratnagiri Airport)
8,998 mi
14,480 km · 7,819 nm
18h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,998 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 7m 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
- RTC — Ratnagiri Airport · , India
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 RTC
- KLH · Kolhapur Airport68 mi away
- PNQ · Pune Airport115 mi away
- IXG · Belgaum Airport117 mi away
- GOI · Dabolim Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from RTC?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to (RTC) is 8,998 miles (14,480 km, 7,819 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to RTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 7m 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 RTC?
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