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BAD to POA: distance & flight time
Shreveport (Barksdale Air Force Base) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
5,136 mi
8,266 km · 4,463 nm
10h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,136 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 32m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BAD — Barksdale Air Force Base · Shreveport, United States
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
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 POA
- CXJ · Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport55 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport137 mi away
- PET · João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport137 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BAD from POA?
The flight distance from Shreveport (BAD) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 5,136 miles (8,266 km, 4,463 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BAD to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 32m 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 Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 2 hours ahead of Shreveport.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BAD to POA?
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