Nonstop flight route between Damascus, Syria and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Damascus International Airport (DAM), Damascus, Syria and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,848 miles (or 11,020 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 Damascus International 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 Damascus International Airport and Barksdale Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAM / OSDI | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Damascus, Syria | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°24'41"N by 36°30'56"E | 
| Area Served: | Damascus | 
| Operator/Owner: | Directorate General of Civil Aviation | 
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) | 
| Elevation: | 2020 feet (616 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DAM | 
| More Information: | DAM Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAD / KBAD | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 | 
Facts about Damascus International Airport (DAM):
- The airport features two duty-free outlets.
- The closest airport to Damascus International Airport (DAM) is Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) WSW of DAM.
- Damascus International Airport handled 5,500,000 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Damascus International Airport (DAM) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,553 miles (18,592 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Damascus International Airport", another name for DAM is "مطار دمشق الدولي".
- Damascus International Airport (DAM) has 2 runways.
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- 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".
- With the arrival of the 376th Bomb wing in October 1951, the decision was made to reassign the 91st.
- 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 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 was developed as an Air Corps flying school November 1940 and the runway apron was completed mid-1941.
- In the postwar year of the 1940s, Barksdale then became headquarters for the Air Training Command from 1945 to 1949.




