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MWL to BAD: distance & flight time
Mineral Wells (Mineral Wells Airport) → Shreveport (Barksdale Air Force Base)
257 mi
413 km · 223 nm
1h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
257 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 9m 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
- MWL — Mineral Wells Airport · Mineral Wells, 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 MWL
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 MWL from BAD?
The flight distance from Mineral Wells (MWL) to Shreveport (BAD) is 257 miles (413 km, 223 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MWL to BAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 9m 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 MWL to BAD?
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