Nonstop flight route between Alexandria, Louisiana, United States and Batajnica, Serbia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Alexandria International Airport (AEX), Alexandria, Louisiana, United States and Batajnica Airbase (BJY), Batajnica, Serbia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,691 miles (or 9,159 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 Alexandria International Airport and Batajnica Airbase, 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 Alexandria International Airport and Batajnica Airbase. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Alexandria International Airport (AEX):

• Prior to 1992, the facility was known as England Air Force Base, which was a front-line United States Air Force base which was opened during World War II and was used during the Cold War.
• In February 2004, Air Force One landed at the airport with President George W.
• The furthest airport from Alexandria International Airport (AEX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,986 miles (17,680 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• As of November 2010, the England Authority has received $21,000,000 from the FAA for their Noise Mitigation Program.
• Alexandria International Airport (AEX) has 2 runways.
• On June 23, 1955, Alexandria Army Air Base was renamed England Air Force Base in honor of Lieutenant Colonel John Brooke England, who died on November 17, 1954.
• Three commercial airlines offer scheduled passenger service to non-stop destinations.
• Because of Alexandria International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Alexandria International 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 third option is an Acoustical Treatment Program.
• The closest airport to Alexandria International Airport (AEX) is Esler Field (ESF), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of AEX.

Facts about Batajnica Airbase (BJY):

• Construction of the airbase started in 1947 and was completed in 1951, when the airbase was officially opened.
• During the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia the airbase was heavily bombed for 25 days and sustaining heavy damage.
• Civil aviation authorities in Serbia have speculated about the possibility to transform Batajnica to accept commercial flights from low-cost carriers at some point in the future.
• The furthest airport from Batajnica Airbase (BJY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,609 miles (18,683 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Batajnica Airbase", other names for BJY include "Aerodrom Batajnica" and "Аеродром Батајница".
• Batajnica Airbase (BJY) currently has only 1 runway.
• Batajnica was home of 204th Fighter-Aviation regiment, 138th Transport-Aviation Regiment and other units of Yugoslav Air Force.
• The closest airport to Batajnica Airbase (BJY) is Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of BJY.