Nonstop flight route between Chaghcharan, Afghanistan and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN), Chaghcharan, Afghanistan and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,608 miles (or 12,244 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 Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر and Barksdale Air Force Base, 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 Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر and Barksdale Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CCN / OACC |
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Location: | Chaghcharan, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°31'35"N by 65°16'14"E |
Area Served: | Chaghcharan |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 7383 feet (2,250 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from CCN |
More Information: | CCN Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN):
- The closest airport to Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN) is Maymana Airport د میمنه هوائی ډګر (MMZ), which is located 101 miles (163 kilometers) NNW of CCN.
- The furthest airport from Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,839 miles (19,053 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر", other names for CCN include "Chakhcharan Airport (Chakhcharan)" and "KDH".
- Because of Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر's high elevation of 7,383 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CCN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CCN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
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.
- Construction of Barksdale Field began in 1931, when hangars, runways, and billets were built.
- The base is closed to the public.
- Barksdale is one of two remaining bases with assigned B-52 aircraft, all H models.
- The name of the airfield was changed to Barksdale Air Force Base on 13 February 1948, concurrent with the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate military branch.
- The 47th Bomb Wing was assigned to NATO and was reassigned first to Langley AFB in March 1951, then afterwards to RAF Sculthorpe, England, arriving in the UK on 1 May 1951.
- In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
- 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.