Nonstop flight route between Bhairawa, Nepal and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA), Bhairawa, Nepal and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,286 miles (or 13,335 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 Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport and Barksdale Air Force Base, 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 Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport and Barksdale Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA):

• The furthest airport from Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Because of Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport's relatively low elevation of 358 feet, planes can take off or land at Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa 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.
• The closest airport to Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) is Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NE of BWA.
• List of airports in Nepal
• Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Gautam Buddha Airport, also known as Bhairahawa Airport, is an airport serving Bhairahawa, a municipality of the Rupandehi district in the Lumbini zone in Nepal.

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.
• 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 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.
• Units at Barksdale include the oldest bomb wing in the Air Force, the 2d Bomb Wing.
• The 335th Bombardment Group took over training duties as a permanent Operational Training Unit on 17 July 1942 with Martin B-26 Marauders.
• The site was selected 5 December 1928, as the location of the airfield.
• In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
• As early as 1924, the citizens of Shreveport became interested in hosting a military flying field.
• Barksdale Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 4.72 miles east-southeast of Bossier City, Louisiana.
• 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.