Nonstop flight route between Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Chittagong, Bangladesh:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP), Chittagong, Bangladesh would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,637 miles (or 13,899 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 Shah Amanat International 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 Shah Amanat International 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: | CGP / VGEG |
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Location: | Chittagong, Bangladesh |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°14'58"N by 91°48'47"E |
Area Served: | Chittagong, Bangladesh |
Operator/Owner: | Bangladesh Government |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CGP |
More Information: | CGP Maps & Info |
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- Barksdale is one of two remaining bases with assigned B-52 aircraft, all H models.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
- With the arrival of the 376th Bomb wing in October 1951, the decision was made to reassign the 91st.
- 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 site was selected 5 December 1928, as the location of the airfield.
- Airships were still in use when field construction began, so Hangars One and Two were built large enough to accommodate them.
Facts about Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP):
- Because of Shah Amanat International Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Shah Amanat 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.
- Emirates SkyCargo launched cargo services in 2013, making it the first scheduled cargo airline in the airport.
- The Bangladesh Military has a parking zone and two plane hangars east of the runway.
- Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Shah Amanat International Airport, is an international airport serving Bangladesh's southeastern port city of Chittagong.
- In addition to being known as "Shah Amanat International Airport", other names for CGP include "শাহ আমানত আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" and "Śhā Amānat Antarjātik Bimānabandar".
- The furthest airport from Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,456 miles (18,437 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- It officially became a Bangladeshi airport in 1972 after Bangladesh's liberation war.
- The closest airport to Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) is Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) S of CGP.