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PLV to BAD: distance & flight time
Poltava (Suprunovka Airport) → Shreveport (Barksdale Air Force Base)
5,934 mi
9,550 km · 5,156 nm
12h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,934 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 6m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PLV — Suprunovka Airport · Poltava, Ukraine
- 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 PLV
- HRK · Kharkiv International Airport88 mi away
- DNK · Dnipropetrovsk International Airport90 mi away
- CKC · Cherkasy International Airport108 mi away
- KWG · Kryvyi Rih International Airport118 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 PLV from BAD?
The flight distance from Poltava (PLV) to Shreveport (BAD) is 5,934 miles (9,550 km, 5,156 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLV to BAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 6m 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 PLV to BAD?
Nonstop service on PLV–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 12h 6m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Poltava and Shreveport?
Shreveport is 8 hours behind Poltava.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PLV to BAD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PLV–BAD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PLV to BAD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PLV–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.