Nonstop flight route between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ouagadougou Airport (OUA), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,885 miles (or 9,471 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 Ouagadougou 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 Ouagadougou 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: | OUA / DFFD |
| Airport Name: | Ouagadougou Airport |
| Location: | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°21'11"N by 1°30'43"W |
| Area Served: | Ouagadougou |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 1037 feet (316 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OUA |
| More Information: | OUA 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 Ouagadougou Airport (OUA):
- The closest airport to Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) is Kaya Airport (XKY), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) NNE of OUA.
- The furthest airport from Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Ouagadougou Airport (meaning Ouagadougou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,169 miles (19,583 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) has 2 runways.
- Ouagadougou Airport handled 347,308 passengers last year.
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- The commander of the 2d Bomb Wing is Colonel Andrew Gebara.
- The 2d Bomb Wing conducts the primary mission of Barksdale AFB with three squadrons of B-52H Stratofortress bombers – the 11th Bomb Squadron, which is the training squadron, the 20th Bomb Squadron and the 96th Bomb Squadron.
- In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
- By the mid-1930s, Barksdale Field was the headquarters and main base of the 3rd Attack Wing, equipped with the Curtiss A-12 and Northrop A-17.
- 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.
