Nonstop flight route between Panguitch, Utah, United States and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU), Panguitch, Utah, United States and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,118 miles (or 1,799 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 Panguitch Municipal 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 Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU):

• In addition to being known as "Panguitch Municipal Airport", another name for PNU is "U55".
• The furthest airport from Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,161 miles (17,962 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Panguitch Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,763 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PNU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PNU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU) is Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SE of PNU.

Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):

• In the postwar year of the 1940s, Barksdale then became headquarters for the Air Training Command from 1945 to 1949.
• The name of the airfield was changed to Barksdale Air Force Base on 13 February 1948, concurrent with the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate military branch.
• The commander of the 2d Bomb Wing is Colonel Andrew Gebara.
• The base is closed to the public.
• The 2d Bomb Wing was assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command on 1 February 2010.
• In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
• Construction of Barksdale Field began in 1931, when hangars, runways, and billets were built.
• As early as 1924, the citizens of Shreveport became interested in hosting a military flying field.
• The first SAC unit at Barksdale was the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing was reassigned to the base from McGuire AFB on 1 October.
• 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.