Nonstop flight route between Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Maria Cristina Airport (IGN), Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,682 miles (or 13,973 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 Maria Cristina 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 Maria Cristina 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 Maria Cristina Airport (IGN):

• The furthest airport from Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Maria Cristina Airport (meaning Maria Cristina Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,315 miles (19,819 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Maria Cristina Airport", another name for IGN is "Paliparan ng Maria Cristina Tugpahanan sa Maria Cristina".
• Located some 1,300 feet or 396 meters above sea level, Maria Cristina Airport has the distinction of being the highest airport in Mindanao and the second-highest in the Philippines, next to Loakan Airport in Baguio City.
• The closest airport to Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) is Labo Airport (OZC), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) W of IGN.
• Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The opening of Laguindingan International Airport in 2011 which is located at Laguindingan town in Misamis Oriental, It is expected to augment the city's need for a nearby airport as the new airport is only 65 kilometers away or at most 35 to 40 minutes away from Iligan.

Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):

• By the mid-1930s, Barksdale Field was the headquarters and main base of the 3rd Attack Wing, equipped with the Curtiss A-12 and Northrop A-17.
• The 91st was equipped with a myriad of aircraft, including versions of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.
• 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.
• Airships were still in use when field construction began, so Hangars One and Two were built large enough to accommodate them.
• 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 commander of the 2d Bomb Wing is Colonel Andrew Gebara.
• The 335th Bombardment Group took over training duties as a permanent Operational Training Unit on 17 July 1942 with Martin B-26 Marauders.
• Barksdale was developed as an Air Corps flying school November 1940 and the runway apron was completed mid-1941.
• In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
• The 2d Bomb Wing was assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command on 1 February 2010.
• 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.