Nonstop flight route between Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Ji'an, Jiangxi, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Jinggangshan Airport (JGS), Ji'an, Jiangxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,930 miles (or 12,763 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Barksdale Air Force Base and Jinggangshan Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Barksdale Air Force Base and Jinggangshan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAD / KBAD |
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Location: | Bossier City, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°30'6"N by 93°39'46"W |
View all routes: | Routes from BAD |
More Information: | BAD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JGS / ZSJA |
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Location: | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°51'27"N by 114°44'13"E |
Area Served: | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China |
Elevation: | 282 feet (86 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from JGS |
More Information: | JGS Maps & Info |
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- The closest airport to Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD) is Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) WNW of BAD.
- Captain Harris selected what he felt was an adequate location for a military airfield.
- The 91st was equipped with a myriad of aircraft, including versions of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.
- During World War II, the airfield trained replacement crews and entire units between 1942 and 1945.
- In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
- Barksdale is one of two remaining bases with assigned B-52 aircraft, all H models.
- The furthest airport from Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,884 miles (17,516 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Barksdale was developed as an Air Corps flying school November 1940 and the runway apron was completed mid-1941.
- The commander of the 2d Bomb Wing is Colonel Andrew Gebara.
Facts about Jinggangshan Airport (JGS):
- The furthest airport from Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) is Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC), which is nearly antipodal to Jinggangshan Airport (meaning Jinggangshan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport), and is located 12,427 miles (19,999 kilometers) away in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Jinggangshan Airport", other names for JGS include "井冈山机场" and "Jǐnggāngshān Jīchǎng".
- Because of Jinggangshan Airport's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Jinggangshan Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) is Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) S of JGS.