Nonstop flight route between Hurghada, Egypt and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hurghada International Airport (HRG), Hurghada, Egypt and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,060 miles (or 11,361 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 Hurghada 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 Hurghada International Airport and Barksdale Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hurghada International Airport (HRG):

• The furthest airport from Hurghada International Airport (HRG) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,976 miles (19,273 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Hurghada International Airport (HRG) is Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NNE of HRG.
• Hurghada International Airport (HRG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Hurghada International Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Hurghada 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.

Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):

• 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 2d Bomb Wing was assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command on 1 February 2010.
• The 91st was equipped with a myriad of aircraft, including versions of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.
• The site was selected 5 December 1928, as the location of the airfield.
• The 2d Bomb Wing conducts the primary mission of Barksdale AFB with three squadrons of B-52H Stratofortress bombers – the 11th Bomb Squadron, which is the training squadron, the 20th Bomb Squadron and the 96th Bomb Squadron.
• 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.
• During World War II, the airfield trained replacement crews and entire units between 1942 and 1945.