Nonstop flight route between Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Muscat, Oman:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Muscat International Airport (MCT), Muscat, Oman would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,142 miles (or 13,104 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 Muscat 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 Muscat 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: | MCT / OOMS |
| Airport Name: | Muscat International Airport |
| Location: | Muscat, Oman |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°35'18"N by 58°17'26"E |
| Area Served: | Muscat |
| Operator/Owner: | Oman Airports Management Company |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCT |
| More Information: | MCT Maps & Info |
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.
- Barksdale Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 4.72 miles east-southeast of Bossier City, Louisiana.
- As early as 1924, the citizens of Shreveport became interested in hosting a military flying field.
- 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.
- With the arrival of the 376th Bomb wing in October 1951, the decision was made to reassign the 91st.
- In the postwar year of the 1940s, Barksdale then became headquarters for the Air Training Command from 1945 to 1949.
- 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".
Facts about Muscat International Airport (MCT):
- The furthest airport from Muscat International Airport (MCT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,631 miles (18,719 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Muscat International Airport (MCT) is Fujairah International Airport (FJR), which is located 162 miles (261 kilometers) NW of MCT.
- Muscat International Airport (MCT) currently has only 1 runway.
