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ALN to BAD: distance & flight time
Alton/St Louis (St Louis Regional Airport) → Shreveport (Barksdale Air Force Base)
486 mi
782 km · 422 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
486 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ALN — St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis, United States
- BAD — Barksdale Air Force Base · Shreveport, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALN
- STL · St Louis Lambert International Airport20 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport26 mi away
- SUS · Spirit of St Louis Airport36 mi away
- SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport69 mi away
Near BAD
- DTN · Shreveport Downtown Airport5 mi away
- SHV · Shreveport Regional Airport10 mi away
- GGG · East Texas Regional Airport62 mi away
- TXK · Texarkana Regional Webb Field68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALN from BAD?
The flight distance from Alton/St Louis (ALN) to Shreveport (BAD) is 486 miles (782 km, 422 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALN to BAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 ALN to BAD?
Nonstop service on ALN–BAD 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 1h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ALN to BAD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ALN–BAD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ALN to BAD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ALN–BAD 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.