Nonstop flight route between Baltimore, Maryland, United States and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Martin State Airport (MTN), Baltimore, Maryland, United States and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,072 miles (or 1,725 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 Martin State Airport and Barksdale Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Martin State Airport (MTN):

• Because of Martin State Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Martin State 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.
• The Maryland Air National Guard's 175th Wing is a tenant activity at MTN with locally based A-10C aircraft.
• Martin State Airport is a joint civil-military public use airport located nine nautical miles east of the central business district of Baltimore, in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States.
• The furthest airport from Martin State Airport (MTN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,698 miles (18,827 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Martin State Airport (MTN) currently has only 1 runway.
• This was the former plant airport for the Glenn L.
• The closest airport to Martin State Airport (MTN) is Phillips Army Airfield (APG), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NE of MTN.

Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):

• During World War II, the airfield trained replacement crews and entire units between 1942 and 1945.
• Captain Harris selected what he felt was an adequate location for a military airfield.
• 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 commander of the 2d Bomb Wing is Colonel Andrew Gebara.
• In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
• The site was selected 5 December 1928, as the location of the airfield.
• Construction of Barksdale Field began in 1931, when hangars, runways, and billets were built.
• 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.
• 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.