Nonstop flight route between Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Jorhat, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Jorhat Airport (JRH), Jorhat, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,312 miles (or 13,377 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 Jorhat 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 Jorhat 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: | JRH / VEJT |
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Location: | Jorhat, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°43'54"N by 94°10'32"E |
Area Served: | Jorhat, Golaghat |
Operator/Owner: | Indian Air Force Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 311 feet (95 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JRH |
More Information: | JRH Maps & Info |
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- The site was selected 5 December 1928, as the location of the 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.
- During World War II, the airfield trained replacement crews and entire units between 1942 and 1945.
- Construction of Barksdale Field began in 1931, when hangars, runways, and billets were built.
- 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".
- Captain Harris selected what he felt was an adequate location for a military airfield.
- Barksdale was developed as an Air Corps flying school November 1940 and the runway apron was completed mid-1941.
- The 2d Bomb Wing conducts the primary mission of Barksdale AFB with three squadrons of B-52H Stratofortress bombers – the 11th Bomb Squadron, which is the training squadron, the 20th Bomb Squadron and the 96th Bomb Squadron.
- The commander of the 2d Bomb Wing is Colonel Andrew Gebara.
Facts about Jorhat Airport (JRH):
- The closest airport to Jorhat Airport (JRH) is Lilabari Airport (IXI), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) N of JRH.
- In addition to being known as "Jorhat Airport", other names for JRH include "Rowriah Airport", "যোৰহাট বিমানবন্দৰ" and "जोरहाट हवाई अड्डे".
- Jorhat Airport (JRH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Jorhat Airport (JRH) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,521 miles (18,542 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Because of Jorhat Airport's relatively low elevation of 311 feet, planes can take off or land at Jorhat 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.