Nonstop flight route between Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Warsaw, Poland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI), Warsaw, Poland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,363 miles (or 8,631 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 Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia 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 Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia 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.
• The 91st maintained operational detachments of aircraft and crews drawn from several components to provide reconnaissance support in overseas areas, including the United Kingdom and locations in North Africa.
• Airships were still in use when field construction began, so Hangars One and Two were built large enough to accommodate them.
• In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
• Barksdale is one of two remaining bases with assigned B-52 aircraft, all H models.
• Construction of Barksdale Field began in 1931, when hangars, runways, and billets were built.
• 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.
• Barksdale AFB was established in 1932 as Barksdale Field and is named for World War I aviator and test pilot Lieutenant Eugene Hoy Barksdale.
• The name of the airfield was changed to Barksdale Air Force Base on 13 February 1948, concurrent with the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate military branch.

Facts about Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI):

• Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport handled 344,476 passengers last year.
• Because of Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia 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.
• Although the first aircraft was meant to depart Modlin on 16 July 2012, the airport was officially inaugurated the day before, and the first passenger flight from Budapest arrived at the airport around 17:30.
• The closest airport to Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) is Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SE of WMI.
• The furthest airport from Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,452 miles (18,429 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport", another name for WMI is "Mazowiecki Port Lotniczy Warszawa–Modlin".
• A new 5 km rail spur branching off from the existing Warsaw–Gdynia line will be built with an underground station at the airport, theoretically providing a 30-minute commute to Warsaw centre.