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HLR to AEX: distance & flight time
Fort Hood (Hood Army Air Field) → Alexandria (Alexandria International Airport)
305 mi
491 km · 265 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
305 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m 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
- HLR — Hood Army Air Field · Fort Hood, United States
- AEX — Alexandria International Airport · Alexandria, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HLR
Near AEX
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport16 mi away
- POE · Polk Army Air Field43 mi away
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport58 mi away
- LFT · Lafayette Regional Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HLR from AEX?
The flight distance from Fort Hood (HLR) to Alexandria (AEX) is 305 miles (491 km, 265 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HLR to AEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 HLR to AEX?
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