Nonstop flight route between Bagdogra, India and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB), Bagdogra, India and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,346 miles (or 13,431 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 Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra 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 Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra 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: | IXB / VEBD |
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Location: | Bagdogra, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°40'51"N by 88°19'42"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India / Indian Armed Forces |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 412 feet (126 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IXB |
More Information: | IXB 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 Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB):
- In addition to being known as "Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra", another name for IXB is "বাগডোগরা বিমানবন্দর".
- The airport also has an aerodrome, with regular helicopter flights to Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim.
- The closest airport to Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) is Bhadrapur Airport (BDP), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) WSW of IXB.
- Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Two new aprons have been inaugurated at Bagdogra Airport.
- The furthest airport from Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,344 miles (18,256 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra's relatively low elevation of 412 feet, planes can take off or land at Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra 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.
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- 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.
- The base is closed to the public.
- In the postwar year of the 1940s, Barksdale then became headquarters for the Air Training Command from 1945 to 1949.
- 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.
- The 91st was equipped with a myriad of aircraft, including versions of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.
- Barksdale Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 4.72 miles east-southeast of Bossier City, Louisiana.
- Airships were still in use when field construction began, so Hangars One and Two were built large enough to accommodate them.
- Barksdale AFB was established in 1932 as Barksdale Field and is named for World War I aviator and test pilot Lieutenant Eugene Hoy Barksdale.
- Captain Harris selected what he felt was an adequate location for a military airfield.