Nonstop flight route between Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Naxos Island, Greece:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Naxos Island National Airport (JNX), Naxos Island, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,228 miles (or 10,024 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 Naxos Island National 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 Naxos Island National Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):

• The base is closed to the public.
• 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 closest airport to Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD) is Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) WNW of BAD.
• 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.
• Barksdale was developed as an Air Corps flying school November 1940 and the runway apron was completed mid-1941.
• Units at Barksdale include the oldest bomb wing in the Air Force, the 2d Bomb Wing.
• In the postwar year of the 1940s, Barksdale then became headquarters for the Air Training Command from 1945 to 1949.
• In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".

Facts about Naxos Island National Airport (JNX):

• Because of Naxos Island National Airport's relatively low elevation of 1 feet, planes can take off or land at Naxos Island National 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 closest airport to Naxos Island National Airport (JNX) is Paros National Airport (PAS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WSW of JNX.
• Naxos Island National Airport (JNX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Naxos Island National Airport (JNX) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,406 miles (18,356 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• In addition to being known as "Naxos Island National Airport", another name for JNX is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Νάξου".