Nonstop flight route between Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(13°34'35"N by 124°12'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(32°30'6"N by 93°39'46"W)
Distance from VRC to BAD:
8,388.08 miles (13,499.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Virac Airport (VRC), Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,388 miles (or 13,499 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 Virac 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 Virac 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: | VRC / RPUV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°34'35"N by 124°12'20"E |
| Area Served: | Virac, Catanduanes |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 121 feet (37 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VRC |
| More Information: | VRC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAD / KBAD |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Virac Airport (VRC):
- The closest airport to Virac Airport (VRC) is Legazpi Airport (LGP), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SW of VRC.
- Virac Airport handled 30,002 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Virac Airport", another name for VRC is "Paliparan ng ViracPalayogan nin Virac".
- Virac Airport (VRC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Virac Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Virac 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.
- The furthest airport from Virac Airport (VRC) is Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB), which is nearly antipodal to Virac Airport (meaning Virac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Marechal Rondon International Airport), and is located 12,292 miles (19,782 kilometers) away in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- Construction of Barksdale Field began in 1931, when hangars, runways, and billets were built.
- 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.
- The site was selected 5 December 1928, as the location of the airfield.
- Units at Barksdale include the oldest bomb wing in the Air Force, the 2d Bomb Wing.
- During World War II, the airfield trained replacement crews and entire units between 1942 and 1945.
- In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.35 miles (68.16 km) SW | Legazpi Airport (LGP) | Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines |     |
| 2 | 62.84 miles (101.12 km) W | Naga Airport (WNP) | Pili, Camarines Sur, Philippines | |
| 3 | 79.65 miles (128.18 km) SSE | Catarman National Airport (CRM) | Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines | |
| 4 | 90.63 miles (145.85 km) WNW | Bagasbas Airport (DTE) | Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines | |
| 5 | 91.98 miles (148.03 km) SSW | Moises R. Espinosa Airport (MBT) | Masbate City, Masbate, Philippines | |
| 6 | 106.38 miles (171.20 km) SSE | Calbayog Airport (CYP) | Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines | |
| 7 | 160.64 miles (258.52 km) W | Marinduque Airport (MRQ) | Gasan, Marinduque, Philippines | |
| 8 | 167.47 miles (269.51 km) WSW | Tugdan Airport (TBH) | Alcantara, Romblon, Philippines | |
| 9 | 168.23 miles (270.73 km) SW | Roxas Airport (RXS) | Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines | |
| 10 | 171.51 miles (276.02 km) SSE | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 175.82 miles (282.95 km) S | Ormoc Airport (OMC) | Ormoc City, Philippines | |
| 12 | 179.96 miles (289.62 km) SW | Kalibo International Airport (KLO) | Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 13 | 189.80 miles (305.45 km) SW | Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH) | Malay, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 14 | 209.50 miles (337.15 km) SSW | Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) | Bacolod City, Philippines | |
| 15 | 222.07 miles (357.38 km) SSW | Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) | Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,291.91 miles (19,781.86 km) S | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,239.62 miles (19,697.70 km) SE | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,194.68 miles (19,625.38 km) SSW | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,190.50 miles (19,618.66 km) SE | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,179.60 miles (19,601.12 km) S | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,159.89 miles (19,569.39 km) SW | Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) | Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,146.55 miles (19,547.93 km) SE | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,140.94 miles (19,538.90 km) ESE | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,102.49 miles (19,477.01 km) SE | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,041.17 miles (19,378.33 km) SSE | Corumbá International Airport (CMG) | Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,040.33 miles (19,376.98 km) SSE | Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ) | Puerto Suárez, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 11,987.43 miles (19,291.84 km) ESE | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,984.47 miles (19,287.08 km) ESE | Concepción Airport (CEP) | Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 11,970.13 miles (19,264.00 km) WSW | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,954.79 miles (19,239.32 km) S | Campo Grande International Airport (CGR) | Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.47 miles (8.81 km) WNW | Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN) | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States | |
| 2 | 10.23 miles (16.46 km) WSW | Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States | |
| 3 | 37.60 miles (60.52 km) W | Harrison County Airport (ASL) | Marshall, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 56.41 miles (90.79 km) NNE | Magnolia Municipal Airport (AGO) | Magnolia, Arkansas, United States | |
| 5 | 61.69 miles (99.27 km) W | East Texas Regional Airport (GGG) | Longview, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 62.61 miles (100.76 km) E | Ruston Regional Airport (RSN) | Ruston, Louisiana, United States | |
| 7 | 68.45 miles (110.16 km) NNW | Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK) | Texarkana, Arkansas, United States | |
| 8 | 70.00 miles (112.65 km) NE | South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field (ELD) | El Dorado, Arkansas, United States | |
| 9 | 93.33 miles (150.19 km) NNE | Harrell Field (CDH) | Camden, Arkansas, United States | |
| 10 | 94.69 miles (152.38 km) E | Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) | Monroe, Louisiana, United States | |
| 11 | 100.87 miles (162.33 km) WSW | Cherokee County Airport (JKV) | Jacksonville, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 101.99 miles (164.13 km) W | Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) | Tyler, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 104.18 miles (167.67 km) SE | Alexandria International Airport (AEX) | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | |
| 14 | 108.38 miles (174.42 km) SW | Angelina County Airport (LFK) | Lufkin, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 110.78 miles (178.28 km) SE | Esler Field (ESF) | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,883.67 miles (17,515.52 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,776.68 miles (17,343.34 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,767.39 miles (17,328.39 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,758.04 miles (17,313.35 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,741.52 miles (17,286.76 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,740.06 miles (17,284.41 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,739.98 miles (17,284.27 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,736.91 miles (17,279.34 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,736.21 miles (17,278.21 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,735.48 miles (17,277.03 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,719.17 miles (17,250.79 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,716.71 miles (17,246.83 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,710.03 miles (17,236.08 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,704.09 miles (17,226.52 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,682.82 miles (17,192.29 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |