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POE to VNS: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
8,525 mi
13,719 km · 7,408 nm
17h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,525 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 11m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, United States
- VNS — Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport · Varanasi, 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 VNS
- IXD · Allahabad Airport70 mi away
- GOP · Gorakhpur Airport96 mi away
- PAT · Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport139 mi away
- GAY · Gaya Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POE from VNS?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Varanasi (VNS) is 8,525 miles (13,719 km, 7,408 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 11m 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 Varanasi?
Varanasi is 10.5 hours ahead of Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to VNS?
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