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BAD to VNS: distance & flight time
Shreveport (Barksdale Air Force Base) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
8,426 mi
13,560 km · 7,322 nm
16h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,426 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 59m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BAD — Barksdale Air Force Base · Shreveport, United States
- VNS — Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport · Varanasi, India
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 VNS
- IXD · Allahabad Airport70 mi away
- GOP · Gorakhpur Airport96 mi away
- PAT · Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport139 mi away
- GAY · Gaya Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BAD from VNS?
The flight distance from Shreveport (BAD) to Varanasi (VNS) is 8,426 miles (13,560 km, 7,322 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BAD to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 59m 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 Varanasi?
Varanasi is 10.5 hours ahead of Shreveport.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BAD to VNS?
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