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BAD to BEC: distance & flight time
Shreveport (Barksdale Air Force Base) → Wichita (Beech Factory Airport)
411 mi
662 km · 357 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
411 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BAD — Barksdale Air Force Base · Shreveport, United States
- BEC — Beech Factory Airport · Wichita, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 BEC
- IAB · Mc Connell Air Force Base6 mi away
- ICT · Wichita Eisenhower National Airport12 mi away
- EWK · Newton City-County Airport25 mi away
- WLD · Strother Field38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BAD from BEC?
The flight distance from Shreveport (BAD) to Wichita (BEC) is 411 miles (662 km, 357 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BAD to BEC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 cheapest way to fly from BAD to BEC?
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