Nonstop flight route between Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Burgas, Bulgaria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Burgas Airport (BOJ), Burgas, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,052 miles (or 9,740 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 Barksdale Air Force Base and Burgas Airport, 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 Barksdale Air Force Base and Burgas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | BOJ / LBBG |
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Location: | Burgas, Bulgaria |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°34'13"N by 27°30'55"E |
Area Served: | Burgas |
Operator/Owner: | Fraport Twin Star Airport Management |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 135 feet (41 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BOJ |
More Information: | BOJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- In the postwar year of the 1940s, Barksdale then became headquarters for the Air Training Command from 1945 to 1949.
- 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 first SAC unit at Barksdale was the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing was reassigned to the base from McGuire AFB on 1 October.
- Captain Harris selected what he felt was an adequate location for a military airfield.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
- The commander of the 2d Bomb Wing is Colonel Andrew Gebara.
Facts about Burgas Airport (BOJ):
- Fraport entered into partnership with Varna-based company BM Star.
- Because of Burgas Airport's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Burgas 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.
- In addition to being known as "Burgas Airport", other names for BOJ include "Bourgas Airport", "Sarafovo Airport" and "Летище Бургас".
- On 18 July 2012 a bomb exploded on a passenger bus transporting Israeli tourists at the Burgas Airport.
- Burgas airport has been subject to heavy traffic following the growing tourism industry in Bulgaria and was in need of major investments to expand and handle projected passenger traffic.
- Line No 15.Initial and final bus stops in Burgas – Burgas bus station "South".
- Burgas Airport (BOJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Burgas Airport handled 235,686 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Burgas Airport (BOJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,230 miles (18,074 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Burgas Airport (BOJ) is Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) NNE of BOJ.