Nonstop flight route between Førde / Bringeland, Norway and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE), Førde / Bringeland, Norway and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,565 miles (or 7,347 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 Førde Airport, Bringeland 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 Førde Airport, Bringeland 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: | FDE / ENBL |
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| Location: | Førde / Bringeland, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°23'27"N by 5°45'24"E |
| Area Served: | Førde, Norway |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1045 feet (319 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from FDE |
| More Information: | FDE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAD / KBAD |
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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 Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE):
- In addition to being known as "Førde Airport, Bringeland", another name for FDE is "Førde lufthavn, Bringeland".
- Bringelandsåsen was proposed by the CAA in 1974.
- Førde Airport, Bringeland handled 83,207 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE) is Florø Airport (FRO), which is located 28 miles (44 kilometers) WNW of FDE.
- Førde Airport, Bringeland is owned and operated by the state-owned Avinor.
- The furthest airport from Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,219 miles (18,055 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (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 base is closed to the public.
- The 47th Bomb Wing was assigned to NATO and was reassigned first to Langley AFB in March 1951, then afterwards to RAF Sculthorpe, England, arriving in the UK on 1 May 1951.
- In the postwar year of the 1940s, Barksdale then became headquarters for the Air Training Command from 1945 to 1949.
- In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
- 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.
- The 335th Bombardment Group took over training duties as a permanent Operational Training Unit on 17 July 1942 with Martin B-26 Marauders.
- Airships were still in use when field construction began, so Hangars One and Two were built large enough to accommodate them.
