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POE to TAP: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Tapachula (Tapachula International Airport)
1,124 mi
1,809 km · 977 nm
2h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,124 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 55m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, United States
- TAP — Tapachula International Airport · Tapachula, Mexico
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 TAP
- RER · Retalhuleu Airport49 mi away
- AAZ · Quezaltenango Airport58 mi away
- AQB · Santa Cruz del Quiche Airport83 mi away
- GSJ · San José Airport119 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from TAP?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Tapachula (TAP) is 1,124 miles (1,809 km, 977 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to TAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 55m 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 TAP?
Nonstop service on POE–TAP 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 2h 55m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Polk and Tapachula?
Tapachula is 1 hour behind Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to TAP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on POE–TAP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some POE to TAP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain POE–TAP 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.