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DET to BAD: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Shreveport (Barksdale Air Force Base)
898 mi
1,446 km · 781 nm
2h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
898 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 25m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 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 DET from BAD?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Shreveport (BAD) is 898 miles (1,446 km, 781 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to BAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 25m 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 Detroit and Shreveport?
Shreveport is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to BAD?
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