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SHV to NEW: distance & flight time
Shreveport (Shreveport Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Lakefront Airport)
279 mi
449 km · 243 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
279 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SHV — Shreveport Regional Airport · Shreveport, United States
- NEW — Lakefront Airport · New Orleans, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SHV
- DTN · Shreveport Downtown Airport8 mi away
- BAD · Barksdale Air Force Base10 mi away
- GGG · East Texas Regional Airport52 mi away
- TXK · Texarkana Regional Webb Field70 mi away
Near NEW
Frequently asked questions
How far is SHV from NEW?
The flight distance from Shreveport (SHV) to New Orleans (NEW) is 279 miles (449 km, 243 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHV to NEW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 SHV to NEW?
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