Texas to Louisiana

Distance from Dallas to Shreveport

Straight-line distance

174.5mi

Dallas, TX and Shreveport, LA are 174.5 miles (280.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Dallas, the shortest path starts out heading E (97°).

kilometers
280.9
nautical miles
151.7
heading from Dallas
97° E
heading from Shreveport
278° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Dallas is from Shreveport

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Dallas and Shreveport is 174.5 miles, 280.9 km or 151.7 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 174.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
174.5
Kilometers
280.9
Nautical miles
151.7
Bearing from Dallas
96.6° E
Bearing arriving at Shreveport
98.2°
Bearing from Shreveport
278.2° W

Halfway between Dallas and Shreveport

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.638866, -95.276637 (32°38'19.92"N 95°16'35.89"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hawkins, TX, with 1,412 residents, 5.4 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Dallas gets 14 h 19 min of daylight and Shreveport 14 h 17 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 10 h 01 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Dallas has 7.5 times the population of Shreveport. From July 2020 to July 2024, Dallas changed by +1.7% and Shreveport by -5.5%. The trip crosses from Texas into Louisiana.

  1. 01Dallas, TX1,326,087 (+1.7%)
  2. 02Shreveport, LA176,578 (-5.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Dallas from Shreveport?

174.5 miles, 280.9 km or 151.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Shreveport from Dallas?

E. The great-circle path leaves Dallas on a bearing of 96.6° and arrives at Shreveport on 98.2°. The return trip starts on 278.2°.

What is halfway between Dallas and Shreveport?

The midpoint is at 32.638866, -95.276637. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hawkins, TX, 5.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Dallas and Shreveport?

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Dallas or Shreveport?

Dallas, with 1,326,087 residents in July 2024 against 176,578 for Shreveport, 7.5 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.