Nonstop flight route between Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Katanning, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Katanning Airport (KNI), Katanning, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,629 miles (or 17,106 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 Katanning 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 Katanning 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: | KNI / YKNG |
Airport Name: | Katanning Airport |
Location: | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°41'57"S by 117°39'18"E |
Operator/Owner: | Katanning Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 932 feet (284 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KNI |
More Information: | KNI Maps & Info |
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- Barksdale Field was renamed Barksdale Air Force Base on 13 January 1948, with the designation of the United States Air Force as a separate service in 1947.
- Airships were still in use when field construction began, so Hangars One and Two were built large enough to accommodate them.
- 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 Field was named in honor of 2nd Lieutenant Eugene Hoy Barksdale on 2 February 1933.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
- Due to budget reductions in the B-45 program, the air force planned to inactivate the 47th Bomb Wing and transfer its B-45s and personnel to Yokota AB, Japan so Far East Air Forces could benefit from the know-how gained by the 47th at Barksdale.
Facts about Katanning Airport (KNI):
- The furthest airport from Katanning Airport (KNI) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Katanning Airport (meaning Katanning Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,273 miles (19,752 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- The closest airport to Katanning Airport (KNI) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 86 miles (139 kilometers) S of KNI.
- Katanning Airport (KNI) has 2 runways.
- Because of Katanning Airport's relatively low elevation of 932 feet, planes can take off or land at Katanning 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.