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VRL to POA: distance & flight time
Vila Real (Vila Real Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
5,651 mi
9,095 km · 4,911 nm
11h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
5,651 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 33m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- VRL — Vila Real Airport · Vila Real, Portugal
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near VRL
- VSE · Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)39 mi away
- BGZ · Braga Municipal Aerodrome43 mi away
- OPO · Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport50 mi away
- BGC · Bragança Airport66 mi away
Near POA
- CXJ · Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport55 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport137 mi away
- PET · João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport137 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VRL from POA?
The flight distance from Vila Real (VRL) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 5,651 miles (9,095 km, 4,911 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VRL to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 33m 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 Vila Real and Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 4 hours behind Vila Real.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VRL to POA?
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