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DCU to BAD: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Shreveport (Barksdale Air Force Base)
414 mi
666 km · 360 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
414 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, United States
- BAD — Barksdale Air Force Base · Shreveport, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is DCU from BAD?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Shreveport (BAD) is 414 miles (666 km, 360 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to BAD?
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 DCU to BAD?
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