Nonstop flight route between Barisal, Bangladesh and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Barisal Airport (BZL), Barisal, Bangladesh and Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI), Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,426 miles (or 13,561 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 Barisal Airport and Henry Post Army Airfield, 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 Barisal Airport and Henry Post Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Barisal Airport (BZL):

• The closest airport to Barisal Airport (BZL) is Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) N of BZL.
• The furthest airport from Barisal Airport (BZL) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• Barisal Airport (BZL) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2007, the airport played a significant role during the relief operation in the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr in November 2007, thus virtually saving thousands of lives of the cyclone affected people.
• Because of Barisal Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Barisal 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.

Facts about Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI):

• Henry Post Army Airfield was the first home of all Army Aviation Training after World War II before moving to Fort Rucker, Alabama in 1954.
• Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,920 miles (17,575 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• By the late 1920s, the World War I tarpaper buildings were rotting and turning into fire hazards.
• The closest airport to Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) S of FSI.
• Henry Post AAF has one runway designated 17/35 with a concrete surface measuring 5,001 by 200 feet.
• With the sudden end of World War I in November 1918, the future operational status of Post Field was unknown.