Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
BAD to BBU: distance & flight time
Shreveport (Barksdale Air Force Base) → Bucharest (Băneasa International Airport)
5,909 mi
9,510 km · 5,135 nm
12h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
See live BAD→BBU fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,909 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 3m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BAD — Barksdale Air Force Base · Shreveport, United States
- BBU — Băneasa International Airport · Bucharest, Romania
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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
Near BBU
- OTP · Henri Coandă International Airport5 mi away
- GOZ · Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport95 mi away
- CRA · Craiova Airport110 mi away
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BAD from BBU?
The flight distance from Shreveport (BAD) to Bucharest (BBU) is 5,909 miles (9,510 km, 5,135 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BAD to BBU?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 3m 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 Shreveport and Bucharest?
Bucharest is 8 hours ahead of Shreveport.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BAD to BBU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BAD–BBU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.