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LFT to BAD: distance & flight time
Lafayette (Lafayette Regional Airport) → Shreveport (Barksdale Air Force Base)
187 mi
301 km · 162 nm
58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
187 miles nonstop takes roughly 58m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LFT — Lafayette Regional Airport · Lafayette, 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 LFT
- ARA · Acadiana Regional Airport13 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport55 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport74 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport84 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 LFT from BAD?
The flight distance from Lafayette (LFT) to Shreveport (BAD) is 187 miles (301 km, 162 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LFT to BAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 58m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LFT to BAD?
Nonstop service on LFT–BAD depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LFT to BAD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LFT–BAD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LFT to BAD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LFT–BAD tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.