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NBG to BAD: distance & flight time
New Orleans (New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field) → Shreveport (Barksdale Air Force Base)
283 mi
456 km · 246 nm
1h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
283 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 13m 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
- NBG — New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field · New Orleans, 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 NBG
- NEW · Lakefront Airport15 mi away
- MSY · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport18 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport70 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base78 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 NBG from BAD?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NBG) to Shreveport (BAD) is 283 miles (456 km, 246 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NBG to BAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 13m 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 NBG to BAD?
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