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POE to TEX: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Telluride (Telluride Regional Airport)
963 mi
1,549 km · 837 nm
2h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
963 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 34m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- TEX — Telluride Regional Airport · Telluride, 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 TEX
- MTJ · Montrose Regional Airport38 mi away
- DRO · Durango La Plata County Airport56 mi away
- CEZ · Cortez Municipal Airport60 mi away
- GUC · Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from TEX?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Telluride (TEX) is 963 miles (1,549 km, 837 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to TEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 Telluride?
Telluride is 1 hour behind Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to TEX?
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