Nonstop flight route between Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG), Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,820 miles (or 15,803 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 Rahadi Usman 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 Rahadi Usman 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: | KTG / WIOK |
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Location: | Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°48'59"S by 109°57'47"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KTG |
More Information: | KTG Maps & Info |
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- 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.
- Barksdale Field was renamed Barksdale Air Force Base on 13 January 1948, with the designation of the United States Air Force as a separate service in 1947.
- Barksdale is one of two remaining bases with assigned B-52 aircraft, all H models.
- 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.
- The 2d Bomb Wing was assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command on 1 February 2010.
- Barksdale was developed as an Air Corps flying school November 1940 and the runway apron was completed mid-1941.
- 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.
Facts about Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG):
- Because of Rahadi Usman Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Rahadi Usman 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 "Rahadi Usman Airport", another name for KTG is "Bandar Udara Rahadi Usman".
- The closest airport to Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) is Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK), which is located 121 miles (195 kilometers) NNW of KTG.
- Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) is Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP), which is nearly antipodal to Rahadi Usman Airport (meaning Rahadi Usman Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,949 kilometers) away in Mitú, Colombia.