Nonstop flight route between Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Buchanan, Liberia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Buchanan Airport (UCN), Buchanan, Liberia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,627 miles (or 9,057 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 Buchanan 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 Buchanan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• Units at Barksdale include the oldest bomb wing in the Air Force, the 2d Bomb Wing.
• 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.
• As early as 1924, the citizens of Shreveport became interested in hosting a military flying field.
• In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
• The 335th Bombardment Group took over training duties as a permanent Operational Training Unit on 17 July 1942 with Martin B-26 Marauders.
• 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.

Facts about Buchanan Airport (UCN):

• Buchanan Airport (UCN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Buchanan Airport (UCN) is Nauru International Airport (INU), which is nearly antipodal to Buchanan Airport (meaning Buchanan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nauru International Airport), and is located 12,012 miles (19,331 kilometers) away in Yaren, Nauru.
• The closest airport to Buchanan Airport (UCN) is Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NW of UCN.
• Because of Buchanan Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Buchanan 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.