Nonstop flight route between Nanded, India and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nanded Airport (NDC), Nanded, India and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,816 miles (or 14,188 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 Nanded 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 Nanded 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 Nanded Airport (NDC):

• The Nanded airfield was built in 1958 by the Public Works Department and has the distinction of being the first airport in the Marathwada region.
• To push trade in the region, the Maharashtra State Industries Ministry initiated the process of modernisation of airports operated by MIDC in 2006.
• Nanded Airport (NDC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Nanded Airport (NDC) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,739 miles (18,892 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The Directorate General of Civil Aviation awarded Provisional Aerodrome License to Nanded Airport in Public use Category on 5 April 2010 and Permanent License on 1 October 2010.
• The closest airport to Nanded Airport (NDC) is Latur Airport (LTU), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) SW of NDC.

Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):

• Captain Harris selected what he felt was an adequate location for a military airfield.
• Barksdale is one of two remaining bases with assigned B-52 aircraft, all H models.
• Also during World War II Barksdale played host to the major contingent of the Free French Air Forces and Nationalist Chinese aircrews.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
• The base is closed to the public.
• 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 47th Bomb Wing was assigned to NATO and was reassigned first to Langley AFB in March 1951, then afterwards to RAF Sculthorpe, England, arriving in the UK on 1 May 1951.
• The 2d Bomb Wing was assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command on 1 February 2010.