Nonstop flight route between Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Aguaclara, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Aguaclara Airport (ACL), Aguaclara, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,336 miles (or 3,760 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 relatively short distance between Barksdale Air Force Base and Aguaclara Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | ACL / SKAG |
| Airport Name: | Aguaclara Airport |
| Location: | Aguaclara, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°44'48"N by 72°59'26"W |
| Elevation: | 1033 feet (315 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ACL |
| More Information: | ACL Maps & Info |
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
- Also during World War II Barksdale played host to the major contingent of the Free French Air Forces and Nationalist Chinese aircrews.
- Captain Harris selected what he felt was an adequate location for a military airfield.
- Units at Barksdale include the oldest bomb wing in the Air Force, the 2d Bomb Wing.
- When the Korean War broke out in 1950, a three-plane detachment from the wing flew to Johnson Air Base, Japan to provide the Far East Air Forces commander improved reconnaissance capability.
- 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 host unit at Barksdale is the 2d Bomb Wing, the oldest Bomb Wing in the Air Force.
- Construction of Barksdale Field began in 1931, when hangars, runways, and billets were built.
- 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.
Facts about Aguaclara Airport (ACL):
- The closest airport to Aguaclara Airport (ACL) is El Alcaraván Airport (EYP), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) NE of ACL.
- The furthest airport from Aguaclara Airport (ACL) is Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK), which is nearly antipodal to Aguaclara Airport (meaning Aguaclara Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport), and is located 12,338 miles (19,857 kilometers) away in Jakarta, Indonesia.
