Nonstop flight route between Bol, Chad and Alexandria, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bol-Berim Airport (OTC), Bol, Chad and Esler Field (ESF), Alexandria, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,703 miles (or 10,787 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 Bol-Berim Airport and Esler Field, 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 Bol-Berim Airport and Esler Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bol-Berim Airport (OTC):

• The furthest airport from Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) is Fitiuta Airport (FTI), which is nearly antipodal to Bol-Berim Airport (meaning Bol-Berim Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fitiuta Airport), and is located 12,152 miles (19,557 kilometers) away in Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States.
• In addition to being known as "Bol-Berim Airport", another name for OTC is "Bol-Berim Airport (Bol)".
• The closest airport to Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) is Mao Airport (AMO), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NE of OTC.
• Because of Bol-Berim Airport's relatively low elevation of 958 feet, planes can take off or land at Bol-Berim 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.
• Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Esler Field (ESF):

• Construction of the airport, originally called Camp Beauregard Army Field, for the United States Army Air Corps began in 1940.
• In addition to being known as "Esler Field", another name for ESF is "Esler Regional AirportEsler Army Airfield".
• The first unit assigned for training at Esler was the 12th Bombardment Group, arriving for B-25 Mitchell training on 21 February 1942.
• Because of Esler Field's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Esler Field 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.
• After World War I in 1919 the Army had abandoned Camp Beauregard and turned the property over to the state of Louisiana, which returned it to the United States, however interest in the military utilization of Camp Beauregard increased significantly in 1939 when war began in Europe.
• In 1984, Best Airlines served Esler with nonstop Douglas DC-9-10 jet service to Atlanta, GA and Gulfport, MS.
• The furthest airport from Esler Field (ESF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,988 miles (17,683 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The closest airport to Esler Field (ESF) is Alexandria International Airport (AEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) WSW of ESF.
• Esler Field (ESF) has 2 runways.