Nonstop flight route between Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Lencero Airport (JAL), Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 921 miles (or 1,482 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 relatively short distance between El Lencero Airport and Barksdale Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAL / MMJA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°28'30"N by 96°47'50"W | 
| Area Served: | Xalapa | 
| Operator/Owner: | State government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3127 feet (953 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from JAL | 
| More Information: | JAL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAD / KBAD | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 El Lencero Airport (JAL):
- In addition to being known as "El Lencero Airport", another name for JAL is "Aeropuerto Nacional El Lencero".
- The airport has the exclusive room Aeromar, the Salón Diamante.
- The closest airport to El Lencero Airport (JAL) is General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of JAL.
- El Lencero Airport (JAL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from El Lencero Airport (JAL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,401 miles (18,348 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The only airport runway is 08–26 with 3,127 feet of elevation, paved, 1,780 meters long and 30 meters wide.
- In 2013 the airport began a renovation and expansion that includes the construction of a new 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.
- Barksdale is one of two remaining bases with assigned B-52 aircraft, all H models.
- Units at Barksdale include the oldest bomb wing in the Air Force, the 2d Bomb Wing.
- Due to budget reductions in the B-45 program, the air force planned to inactivate the 47th Bomb Wing and transfer its B-45s and personnel to Yokota AB, Japan so Far East Air Forces could benefit from the know-how gained by the 47th at Barksdale.
- The site was selected 5 December 1928, as the location of the airfield.
- 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.
- Construction of Barksdale Field began in 1931, when hangars, runways, and billets were built.




