Nonstop flight route between Broken Bow, Nebraska, United States and De Ridder, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Broken Bow Municipal Airport (BBW), Broken Bow, Nebraska, United States and Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI), De Ridder, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 812 miles (or 1,307 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 Broken Bow Municipal Airport and Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBW / KBBW |
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| Location: | Broken Bow, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°26'11"N by 99°38'31"W |
| Area Served: | Broken Bow, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | Broken Bow Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2547 feet (776 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBW |
| More Information: | BBW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRI / KDRI |
| Airport Name: | Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base |
| Location: | De Ridder, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°49'54"N by 93°20'24"W |
| Area Served: | De Ridder, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Beauregard Parish |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 202 feet (62 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DRI |
| More Information: | DRI Maps & Info |
Facts about Broken Bow Municipal Airport (BBW):
- Broken Bow Municipal Airport (BBW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Broken Bow Municipal Airport (BBW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,637 miles (17,119 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Broken Bow Municipal Airport (BBW) is Jim Kelly Field (LXN), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) S of BBW.
- In addition to being known as "Broken Bow Municipal Airport", another name for BBW is "Keith Glaze Field".
Facts about Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI):
- The Beauregard Parish Police Jury assumed responsibility for the airport that year.
- The closest airport to Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) is Chennault International Airport (CWF), which is located 44 miles (72 kilometers) SSE of DRI.
- Because of Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base's relatively low elevation of 202 feet, planes can take off or land at Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base 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.
- The sawmill had been built along the Santa Fe Railroad tracks with the planer mill on one side of the tracks and the big mill, commissary, and office on the other side of the tracks.
- Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) has 2 runways.
- In late 1942, the airfield was reassigned to III Tactical Air Command which performed medium and light bomber tactical bomber training.
- The furthest airport from Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,994 miles (17,693 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Just before Christmas 1941, the first troops arrived at the DeRidder Army Air Base.
