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YKQ to POA: distance & flight time
Waskaganish (Waskaganish Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
5,873 mi
9,452 km · 5,104 nm
11h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,873 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 59m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YKQ — Waskaganish Airport · Waskaganish, Canada
- 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 YKQ
- ZEM · Eastmain River Airport53 mi away
- YMO · Moosonee Airport81 mi away
- YNC · Wemindji Airport106 mi away
- YNS · Nemiscau Airport114 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 YKQ from POA?
The flight distance from Waskaganish (YKQ) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 5,873 miles (9,452 km, 5,104 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKQ to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 59m 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 Waskaganish and Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 1 hour ahead of Waskaganish.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKQ to POA?
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