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VRB to BAD: distance & flight time
Vero Beach (Vero Beach Regional Airport) → Shreveport (Barksdale Air Force Base)
859 mi
1,382 km · 746 nm
2h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
859 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 20m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- VRB — Vero Beach Regional Airport · Vero Beach, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near VRB
- FPR · St Lucie County International Airport11 mi away
- MLB · Melbourne International Airport34 mi away
- SUA · Witham Field35 mi away
- MCO · Orlando International Airport76 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 VRB from BAD?
The flight distance from Vero Beach (VRB) to Shreveport (BAD) is 859 miles (1,382 km, 746 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VRB to BAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 20m 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 VRB to BAD?
Nonstop service on VRB–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 2h 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Vero Beach and Shreveport?
Shreveport is 1 hour behind Vero Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VRB to BAD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on VRB–BAD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some VRB to BAD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain VRB–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.