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BAD to POE: distance & flight time
Shreveport (Barksdale Air Force Base) → Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field)
104 mi
168 km · 91 nm
44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
104 miles nonstop takes roughly 44m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, 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 POE
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport17 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport43 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field51 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BAD from POE?
The flight distance from Shreveport (BAD) to Fort Polk (POE) is 104 miles (168 km, 91 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BAD to POE?
A nonstop flight takes about 44m 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 POE?
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