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FRB to BAD: distance & flight time
Forbes (Forbes Airport) → Shreveport (Barksdale Air Force Base)
8,919 mi
14,354 km · 7,751 nm
17h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
8,919 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 57m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- FRB — Forbes Airport · Forbes, Australia
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near FRB
- PKE · Parkes Airport24 mi away
- CWT · Cowra Airport53 mi away
- WWY · West Wyalong Airport58 mi away
- NGA · Young Airport64 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 FRB from BAD?
The flight distance from Forbes (FRB) to Shreveport (BAD) is 8,919 miles (14,354 km, 7,751 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRB to BAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 57m 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 FRB to BAD?
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