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POE to TPJ: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Taplejung (Taplejung Airport)
8,402 mi
13,521 km · 7,301 nm
16h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.8h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,402 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 56m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, United States
- TPJ — Taplejung Airport · Taplejung, Nepal
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 TPJ
- TMI · Tumling Tar Airport31 mi away
- BHP · Bhojpur Airport42 mi away
- BDP · Bhadrapur Airport59 mi away
- IXB · Bagdogra Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from TPJ?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Taplejung (TPJ) is 8,402 miles (13,521 km, 7,301 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to TPJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 56m 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 Taplejung?
Taplejung is 10.8 hours ahead of Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to TPJ?
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