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YSM to POA: distance & flight time
Fort Smith (Fort Smith Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
7,104 mi
11,433 km · 6,173 nm
14h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
7,104 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 24m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YSM — Fort Smith Airport · Fort Smith, 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 YSM
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport92 mi away
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport99 mi away
- YBE · Uranium City Airport125 mi away
- YHY · Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport142 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 YSM from POA?
The flight distance from Fort Smith (YSM) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 7,104 miles (11,433 km, 6,173 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSM to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 24m 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 Smith and Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 3 hours ahead of Fort Smith.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YSM to POA?
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