Nonstop flight route between Jacobabad, Pakistan and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (JAG), Jacobabad, Pakistan and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,076 miles (or 12,997 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 Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase 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 Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase 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: | JAG / OPJA |
| Airport Name: | Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase |
| Location: | Jacobabad, Pakistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°17'3"N by 68°26'57"E |
| Area Served: | Jacobabad, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Operator/Owner: | PAF |
| Airport Type: | Military / Public |
| Elevation: | 185 feet (56 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JAG |
| More Information: | JAG 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 Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (JAG):
- Because of Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase's relatively low elevation of 185 feet, planes can take off or land at Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase 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.
- Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (JAG) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (JAG) is Sukkur Airport (SKZ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSE of JAG.
- The furthest airport from Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (JAG) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (meaning Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,285 miles (19,771 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- The 2d Bomb Wing was assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command on 1 February 2010.
- 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.
- Construction of Barksdale Field began in 1931, when hangars, runways, and billets were built.
- 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.
- 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".
