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POJ to NZJ: distance & flight time
Patos de Minas (Patos de Minas Airport) → Santa Ana (El Toro Marine Corps Air Station)
5,917 mi
9,523 km · 5,142 nm
12h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,917 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 4m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POJ — Patos de Minas Airport · Patos de Minas, Brazil
- NZJ — El Toro Marine Corps Air Station · Santa Ana, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near POJ
- AAX · Romeu Zema Airport69 mi away
- UDI · Ten. Cel. Aviador César Bombonato Airport114 mi away
- UBA · Mário de Almeida Franco Airport122 mi away
- FRC · Tenente Lund Pressoto Airport145 mi away
Near NZJ
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport43 mi away
- SNA · John Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport8 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport20 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is POJ from NZJ?
The flight distance from Patos de Minas (POJ) to Santa Ana (NZJ) is 5,917 miles (9,523 km, 5,142 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POJ to NZJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 4m 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 POJ to NZJ?
Nonstop service on POJ–NZJ 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 12h 4m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Patos de Minas and Santa Ana?
Santa Ana is 4 hours behind Patos de Minas.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POJ to NZJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on POJ–NZJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some POJ to NZJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain POJ–NZJ 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.