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BAD to MSY: distance & flight time
Shreveport (Barksdale Air Force Base) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
265 mi
427 km · 231 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
265 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 MSY
- NEW · Lakefront Airport14 mi away
- NBG · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field18 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport65 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BAD from MSY?
The flight distance from Shreveport (BAD) to New Orleans (MSY) is 265 miles (427 km, 231 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BAD to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 BAD to MSY?
Nonstop service on BAD–MSY 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 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BAD to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BAD–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BAD to MSY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BAD–MSY 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.