Nonstop flight route between Eskilstuna, Sweden and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from EKT to BAD:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- EKT Airport Information
- BAD Airport Information
- Facts about EKT
- Facts about BAD
- Map of Nearest Airports to EKT
- List of Nearest Airports to EKT
- Map of Furthest Airports from EKT
- List of Furthest Airports from EKT
- Map of Nearest Airports to BAD
- List of Nearest Airports to BAD
- Map of Furthest Airports from BAD
- List of Furthest Airports from BAD
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eskilstuna Airport (EKT), Eskilstuna, Sweden and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,960 miles (or 7,982 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 Eskilstuna 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 Eskilstuna 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: | EKT / ESSU |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Eskilstuna, Sweden |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°21'0"N by 16°42'29"E |
| Elevation: | 139 feet (42 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EKT |
| More Information: | EKT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAD / KBAD |
| Airport Names: |
|
| 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 Eskilstuna Airport (EKT):
- The closest airport to Eskilstuna Airport (EKT) is Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of EKT.
- Because of Eskilstuna Airport's relatively low elevation of 139 feet, planes can take off or land at Eskilstuna 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.
- In addition to being known as "Eskilstuna Airport", another name for EKT is "Eskilstuna-Kjula flygplats".
- The furthest airport from Eskilstuna Airport (EKT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Eskilstuna Airport (EKT) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (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.
- 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 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.
- 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".
- 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.
