Nonstop flight route between Osijek, Croatia and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Osijek Airport (OSI), Osijek, Croatia and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,595 miles (or 9,004 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 Osijek 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 Osijek 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 Osijek Airport (OSI):

• The furthest airport from Osijek Airport (OSI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,679 miles (18,795 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The complex traffic Corridor Vc which connects Northern, Central and Southern Europe represents an opportunity to integrate economic development and traffic movement into the Central European area.
• Osijek Airport is the airport serving Osijek, Croatia.
• The closest airport to Osijek Airport (OSI) is Novi Sad Čenej Airport (QND), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) E of OSI.
• In addition to being known as "Osijek Airport", another name for OSI is "Zračna luka Osijek/Klisa".
• Because of Osijek Airport's relatively low elevation of 291 feet, planes can take off or land at Osijek 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.
• Osijek Airport is primarily constructed for cargo traffic, due to Croatia's favorable geographic and transport position.
• Osijek Airport (OSI) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):

• Units at Barksdale include the oldest bomb wing in the Air Force, the 2d Bomb Wing.
• The 91st was equipped with a myriad of aircraft, including versions of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.
• As early as 1924, the citizens of Shreveport became interested in hosting a military flying field.
• The 2d Bomb Wing was assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command on 1 February 2010.
• Barksdale Field was named in honor of 2nd Lieutenant Eugene Hoy Barksdale on 2 February 1933.
• In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
• In the postwar year of the 1940s, Barksdale then became headquarters for the Air Training Command from 1945 to 1949.
• 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.
• 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.