Nonstop flight route between Sliač, Slovakia and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sliač Airport (SLD), Sliač, Slovakia and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,472 miles (or 8,807 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 Sliač 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 Sliač 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: | SLD / LZSL |
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| Location: | Sliač, Slovakia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°38'17"N by 19°8'3"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Letisko Sliač a.s. |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 1043 feet (318 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLD |
| More Information: | SLD 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 Sliač Airport (SLD):
- The closest airport to Sliač Airport (SLD) is Žilina Airport (ILZ), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) NNW of SLD.
- In addition to being known as "Sliač Airport", another name for SLD is "Letisko Sliač".
- Sliač Airport (SLD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sliač Airport (SLD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,622 miles (18,704 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- Barksdale is one of two remaining bases with assigned B-52 aircraft, all H models.
- In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
- 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 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 base is closed to the public.
- Captain Harris selected what he felt was an adequate location for a military airfield.
- During World War II, the airfield trained replacement crews and entire units between 1942 and 1945.
- 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.
- Barksdale Field was renamed Barksdale Air Force Base on 13 January 1948, with the designation of the United States Air Force as a separate service in 1947.
