Nonstop flight route between Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Las Américas International Airport (SDQ), Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,778 miles (or 2,861 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 relatively short distance between Barksdale Air Force Base and Las Américas International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):

• Barksdale was developed as an Air Corps flying school November 1940 and the runway apron was completed mid-1941.
• As early as 1924, the citizens of Shreveport became interested in hosting a military flying field.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
• 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.
• Also during World War II Barksdale played host to the major contingent of the Free French Air Forces and Nationalist Chinese aircrews.

Facts about Las Américas International Airport (SDQ):

• The closest airport to Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) is Herrera International Airport (HEX), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of SDQ.
• Las Américas was the hub for Dominicana de Aviación, APA Dominicana International, Air Santo Domingo, and a number of other, smaller airlines.
• Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Las Américas International Airport (meaning Las Américas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,078 miles (19,438 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Las Américas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Las Américas 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.
• In addition to being known as "Las Américas International Airport", another name for SDQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas".
• Recently, the expressway leading from Santo Domingo to the airport was expanded and modernised.
• Las Américas International Airport handled 3,136,522 passengers last year.