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YXH to BAD: distance & flight time
Medicine Hat (Medicine Hat Airport) → Shreveport (Barksdale Air Force Base)
1,492 mi
2,402 km · 1,297 nm
3h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,492 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 43m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YXH — Medicine Hat Airport · Medicine Hat, Canada
- 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 YXH
- YSD · Suffield Heliport27 mi away
- YQL · Lethbridge County Airport96 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport111 mi away
- YKY · Kindersley Airport123 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 YXH from BAD?
The flight distance from Medicine Hat (YXH) to Shreveport (BAD) is 1,492 miles (2,402 km, 1,297 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YXH to BAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 43m 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 YXH to BAD?
Nonstop service on YXH–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 3h 43m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Medicine Hat and Shreveport?
Shreveport is 1 hour ahead of Medicine Hat.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YXH to BAD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YXH–BAD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YXH to BAD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YXH–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.