Nonstop flight route between Luhansk (Lugansk), Ukraine and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Luhansk International Airport (VSG), Luhansk (Lugansk), Ukraine and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,140 miles (or 9,881 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 Luhansk International 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 Luhansk International 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: | VSG / UKCW | 
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| Location: | Luhansk (Lugansk), Ukraine | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°25'4"N by 39°22'26"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 636 feet (194 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from VSG | 
| More Information: | VSG 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 Luhansk International Airport (VSG):
- The furthest airport from Luhansk International Airport (VSG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,708 miles (17,232 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - Luhansk International Airport (VSG) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Luhansk International Airport (VSG) is Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK), which is located 79 miles (128 kilometers) WSW of VSG.
 - In addition to being known as "Luhansk International Airport", another name for VSG is ""Міжнародний аеропорт Луганськ"".
 - Because of Luhansk International Airport's relatively low elevation of 636 feet, planes can take off or land at Luhansk International 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.
 
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- Units at Barksdale include the oldest bomb wing in the Air Force, the 2d Bomb Wing.
 - 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
 - Captain Harris selected what he felt was an adequate location for a military airfield.
 - The 335th Bombardment Group took over training duties as a permanent Operational Training Unit on 17 July 1942 with Martin B-26 Marauders.
 
