Direct Flights from Atlanta to Shreveport
Shreveport · Louisiana
Nonstop service from ATL to SHV on Delta. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 9 cities have a nonstop to Shreveport, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Shreveport for, from Atlanta
1h 35m in the air, 550 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Shreveport. Two nights works.
With roughly 5 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Shreveport
Shreveport is the largest city in Northern Louisiana, part of the twin city metro of Shreveport-Bossier City, and is considered the principal city in the three-state region known as the "Ark-La-Tex." It has about 188,000 residents (2019), and is in the area of the state designated as the Sportsman's Paradise. Many lakes and rivers are in the area and offer recreational activities. The surrounding area is also a contrast from points in southern Louisiana, in that the landscape is marked by rolling hills and pine forests, being an extension of the Texas region known as the Piney Woods.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Shreveport
- The Cathedral of Saint John Berchmans is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shreveport, in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.
- The American Rose Center is a rose garden in Shreveport, Louisiana owned and operated by The American Rose Society.
- The Meadows Museum of Art at Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport is charged with the collection, conservation, preservation and interpretation of visual art works of museum quality.
- The Mansfield State Historic Site, also known as the Mansfield Battlefield, is a battlefield in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
- Lake Bistineau State Park is one of twenty-two state parks in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in Doyline in Webster Parish, about a half hour east of Shreveport.
- Caddo Lake State Park is a state park located in the piney woods ecoregion of East Texas. The park consists of 484 acres (196 ha) on Big Cypress Bayou, west of Caddo Lake itself, in Harrison County, near Karnack, Texas.
- The International Boundary Marker, also known as the Republic of Texas Granite Marker, is a boundary marker located on the Louisiana-Texas border near the junction of Texas FM 31 and Louisiana Highway 765, southeast of D…
- St. Mark's Cathedral is an Episcopal cathedral in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Western Louisiana.
- Starr Family Home State Historic Site is a 3.1-acre (1.3 ha) historical site operated by the Texas Historical Commission in downtown Marshall, Texas. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
- The Barksdale Global Power Museum is an aviation museum run by the United States Air Force on Barksdale Air Force Base near Bossier City, Louisiana.
- The Shreveport Opera is an opera company in the city of Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.
- Bodcau Wildlife Management Area also referred to as Bodcau WMA, is a 33,766-acre (13,665 ha) tract of protected land located in Bossier and Webster Parish, Louisiana. The land is owned by the U.S.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Shreveport weather, compared with Atlanta
3° warmer than Atlanta on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Shreveport 58°F · Atlanta 54°F · 5° warmer
- April
- Shreveport 76°F · Atlanta 73°F · 3° warmer
- July
- Shreveport 93°F · Atlanta 90°F · 3° warmer
- October
- Shreveport 78°F · Atlanta 74°F · 4° warmer
July averages 93°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Shreveport
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Shreveport is March–April and October–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 67–78°F.
- How long to stay
- Shreveport rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Cathedral of St. John Berchmans (Shreveport, Louisiana), The Gardens of the American Rose Center, and Meadows Museum of Art and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Atlanta to Shreveport?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Atlanta (ATL) to Shreveport (SHV) on Delta.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Atlanta to Shreveport?
- Delta flies nonstop between Atlanta (ATL) and Shreveport (SHV).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Atlanta to Shreveport?
- There are about 5 nonstop departures per day (roughly 35 per week) from Atlanta to Shreveport.
- How far is Shreveport from Atlanta?
- Shreveport is about 550 miles from Atlanta by air.
- What is there to do in Shreveport?
- Popular things to do include Cathedral of St. John Berchmans (Shreveport, Louisiana), The Gardens of the American Rose Center, Meadows Museum of Art, Mansfield State Historic Site, and more.
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