Nonstop flight route between Kolda, Senegal and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kolda North Airport (KDA), Kolda, Senegal and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,090 miles (or 8,192 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 Kolda North 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 Kolda North Airport 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: | KDA / GOGK |
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| Location: | Kolda, Senegal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°53'53"N by 14°58'5"W |
| Area Served: | Kolda, Senegal |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KDA |
| More Information: | KDA 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 Kolda North Airport (KDA):
- The furthest airport from Kolda North Airport (KDA) is Vanua Lava Airport (SLH), which is nearly antipodal to Kolda North Airport (meaning Kolda North Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Vanua Lava Airport), and is located 12,256 miles (19,724 kilometers) away in Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Kolda North Airport (KDA) is Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) SW of KDA.
- Because of Kolda North Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Kolda North 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kolda North Airport", another name for KDA is "GODK (was GOGK)".
- Kolda North Airport (KDA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- The 2d Bomb Wing was assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command on 1 February 2010.
- 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.
- Captain Harris selected what he felt was an adequate location for a military airfield.
- The 335th Bombardment Group took over training duties as a permanent Operational Training Unit on 17 July 1942 with Martin B-26 Marauders.
- 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.
