# Distance from Rome (FCO) to Fort Polk (POE)

> 8,899 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,899 km / 5,530 mi / 4,805 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 303° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Italy) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 09:36 in Rome, it's 02:36 in Fort Polk)
- **Elevation difference**: 315 ft (POE is higher than FCO)

## Airports

### [Leonardo Da Vinci (Fiumicino) International Airport (FCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fco-rome-leonardo-da-vinci-fiumicino-international-airport/1ef266df-5138-6e48-8f07-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rome, Italy
- ICAO: LIRF
- Timezone: Europe/Rome
- Coordinates: 41.800000, 12.250000
- Elevation: 15 ft

### [Maks Army Air Field (POE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/poe-fort-polk-maks-army-air-field/1ef266df-334a-6058-b1bc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Polk, United States
- ICAO: KPOE
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 31.000000, -93.200000
- Elevation: 330 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:36 in Rome, it's 02:36 in Fort Polk.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Leonardo Da Vinci (Fiumicino) International Airport (FCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fco-rome-leonardo-da-vinci-fiumicino-international-airport/1ef266df-5138-6e48-8f07-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maks Army Air Field (POE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/poe-fort-polk-maks-army-air-field/1ef266df-334a-6058-b1bc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)