Nonstop flight route between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, United States and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, United States and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 198 miles (or 319 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 Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Barksdale Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW):

• The furthest airport from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,926 miles (17,583 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• DFW's terminals are designed to minimize the distance between a passenger's car and airplane as well as reduce traffic around terminals.
• Terminal A and its parking garage has been undergoing renovation, in phases, with the first phase now complete.
• The closest airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is Dallas Love Field (DAL), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of DFW.
• Under the original 1967 airport design, DFW was to have pier-shaped terminals perpendicular to a central highway.
• Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has 7 runways.
• Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport handled 60,470,507 passengers last year.
• An American Airlines Admirals Club is located at Gate A24.
• Because of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport's relatively low elevation of 607 feet, planes can take off or land at Dallas/Fort Worth International 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.
• Following airline deregulation, American Airlines, which had already been one of the largest carriers serving the Dallas/Fort Worth area for many years, established its first hub at DFW on June 11, 1981.

Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):

• Captain Harris selected what he felt was an adequate location for a military airfield.
• In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
• Barksdale Field was renamed Barksdale Air Force Base on 13 January 1948, with the designation of the United States Air Force as a separate service in 1947.
• 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.
• 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 site was selected 5 December 1928, as the location of the airfield.
• Barksdale is one of two remaining bases with assigned B-52 aircraft, all H models.
• 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.