Nonstop flight route between Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Vojens, Denmark:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Vojens Airport (SKS), Vojens, Denmark would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,871 miles (or 7,839 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 Vojens 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 Vojens 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: | SKS / EKSP |
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| Location: | Vojens, Denmark |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°13'59"N by 9°16'0"E |
| Elevation: | 141 feet (43 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SKS |
| More Information: | SKS Maps & Info |
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- 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.
- As early as 1924, the citizens of Shreveport became interested in hosting a military flying field.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
- The 2d Bomb Wing was assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command on 1 February 2010.
Facts about Vojens Airport (SKS):
- Vojens Airport (SKS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Vojens Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Vojens 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 "Vojens Airport", another name for SKS is "Vojens Lufthavn".
- The furthest airport from Vojens Airport (SKS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,608 miles (18,680 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Vojens Airport (SKS) is Sønderborg Airport (SGD), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SE of SKS.
