Louisiana
Distance from New Orleans to Shreveport
Straight-line distance
282.3mi
New Orleans, LA and Shreveport, LA are 282.3 miles (454.3 km) apart in a straight line. From New Orleans, the shortest path starts out heading NW (307°).
- kilometers
- 454.3
- nautical miles
- 245.3
- heading from New Orleans
- 307° NW
- heading from Shreveport
- 125° SE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far New Orleans is from Shreveport
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of New Orleans and Shreveport is 282.3 miles, 454.3 km or 245.3 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 282.3 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 282.3
- Kilometers
- 454.3
- Nautical miles
- 245.3
- Bearing from New Orleans
- 307.2° NW
- Bearing arriving at Shreveport
- 305.2°
- Bearing from Shreveport
- 125.2° SE
Halfway between New Orleans and Shreveport
The great-circle midpoint is at 31.274554, -91.838675 (31°16'28.40"N 91°50'19.23"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Marksville, LA, with 4,805 residents, 16.9 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, New Orleans gets 14 h 05 min of daylight and Shreveport 14 h 17 min; on December 21, 10 h 13 min and 10 h 01 min. Shreveport is 2.41° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
New Orleans has 2.1 times the population of Shreveport. From July 2020 to July 2024, New Orleans changed by -5.4% and Shreveport by -5.5%. Both are in Louisiana.
- 01New Orleans, LA362,701 (-5.4%)
- 02Shreveport, LA176,578 (-5.5%)
Questions people ask
How far is New Orleans from Shreveport?
282.3 miles, 454.3 km or 245.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Shreveport from New Orleans?
NW. The great-circle path leaves New Orleans on a bearing of 307.2° and arrives at Shreveport on 305.2°. The return trip starts on 125.2°.
What is halfway between New Orleans and Shreveport?
The midpoint is at 31.274554, -91.838675. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Marksville, LA, 16.9 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between New Orleans and Shreveport?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, New Orleans or Shreveport?
New Orleans, with 362,701 residents in July 2024 against 176,578 for Shreveport, 2.1 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.