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POI to ORU: distance & flight time
Potosi (Capitan Nicolas Rojas Airport) → Oruro (Juan Mendoza Airport)
141 mi
226 km · 122 nm
50m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
141 miles nonstop takes roughly 50m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- POI — Capitan Nicolas Rojas Airport · Potosi, Bolivia
- ORU — Juan Mendoza Airport · Oruro, Bolivia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near POI
- SRE · Juana Azurduy De Padilla Airport47 mi away
- UYU · Uyuni Airport96 mi away
- ORU · Juan Mendoza Airport141 mi away
- CBB · Jorge Wilsterman International Airport150 mi away
Near ORU
- CBB · Jorge Wilsterman International Airport70 mi away
- LPB · El Alto International Airport124 mi away
- SRE · Juana Azurduy De Padilla Airport138 mi away
- POI · Capitan Nicolas Rojas Airport141 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POI from ORU?
The flight distance from Potosi (POI) to Oruro (ORU) is 141 miles (226 km, 122 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POI to ORU?
A nonstop flight takes about 50m 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 POI to ORU?
Nonstop service on POI–ORU 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 50m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POI to ORU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on POI–ORU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some POI to ORU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain POI–ORU 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.