Nonstop flight route between Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL), Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,944 miles (or 11,175 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 Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport 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 Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport 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: | ERL / ZBER |
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Location: | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°25'36"N by 112°5'53"E |
Area Served: | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from ERL |
More Information: | ERL 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 Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL):
- The furthest airport from Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL) is Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL), which is nearly antipodal to Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (meaning Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport), and is located 12,304 miles (19,802 kilometers) away in Trelew, Chubut, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport", other names for ERL include "二连浩特赛乌苏国际机场" and "Èrliánhàotè Sàiwūsū Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL) is Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET), which is located 178 miles (287 kilometers) S of ERL.
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- Units at Barksdale include the oldest bomb wing in the Air Force, the 2d Bomb Wing.
- The host unit at Barksdale is the 2d Bomb Wing, the oldest Bomb Wing in the Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
- The first SAC unit at Barksdale was the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing was reassigned to the base from McGuire AFB on 1 October.
- 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.
- During World War II, the airfield trained replacement crews and entire units between 1942 and 1945.
- 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.
- Airships were still in use when field construction began, so Hangars One and Two were built large enough to accommodate them.
- Barksdale Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 4.72 miles east-southeast of Bossier City, Louisiana.
- 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.