Nonstop flight route between Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Shamattawa, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Shamattawa Airport (ZTM), Shamattawa, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,616 miles (or 2,601 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 Shamattawa Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | ZTM / CZTM |
| Airport Name: | Shamattawa Airport |
| Location: | Shamattawa, Manitoba, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°51'47"N by 92°4'53"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 295 feet (90 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZTM |
| More Information: | ZTM Maps & Info |
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- The first SAC unit at Barksdale was the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing was reassigned to the base from McGuire AFB on 1 October.
- In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
- 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.
- Captain Harris selected what he felt was an adequate location for a military airfield.
- Barksdale was developed as an Air Corps flying school November 1940 and the runway apron was completed mid-1941.
- 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.
Facts about Shamattawa Airport (ZTM):
- The closest airport to Shamattawa Airport (ZTM) is Gods River Airport (ZGI), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) SW of ZTM.
- The furthest airport from Shamattawa Airport (ZTM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,446 miles (16,811 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Shamattawa Airport's relatively low elevation of 295 feet, planes can take off or land at Shamattawa 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.
- Shamattawa Airport (ZTM) currently has only 1 runway.
